On March 19, the enemy launched its largest-scale attempt to break through in the Lyman-Borivka sector. The russians deployed forces from the Russian Federation’s 1st Tank Army and 20th Combined Arms Army, but the enemy began suffering losses before reaching the Lyman-Borivka line.
The enemy launched a simultaneous attack on seven fronts within the corps’ sector, deploying over 500 infantrymen, 28 armored vehicles, more than 100 motorized vehicles, buggies, and ATVs. Within four hours, the well-prepared units of the Third Corps turned the russians’ rapid breakthrough into a massive failure.
Enemy losses in equipment: 84 motorized vehicles, 11 IFVs and APCs, and 3 tanks. The “Soncep’ok” self-propelled howitzer and 5 artillery pieces were destroyed. Over 160 enemy UAVs were shot down.
“For a month and a half, we observed signs of preparations for an offensive. The russians were intensifying their KAB strikes on our crossings over the Oskil River, attempting to cut off our logistics. They began setting up their own pontoon bridges and clearing routes of mines—this clearly indicated preparations for a large-scale mechanized offensive.
We were prepared: defensive operations were rehearsed in various sectors, and each brigade had its own plan to repel the attack. The corps coordinated these actions—and as a result, the attacks were thwarted in all sectors,” said Brigadier General Andriy Biletsky.
Over the course of a day, the corps’ brigades and regiments eliminated 405 enemy servicemen: 288 killed in action, the rest wounded.
The russian federation’s army failed to capture either settlements or positions. The elimination of the remaining enemy forces that managed to survive in the Troika area continues. – This was reported by the Third Army Corps’ official YouTube channel.
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Superior tactics and intelligence trump Zerg rushes every time.*
*All bets are off if Russia manages to get 10 tanks, air support and 2000 orcs (with support from artillery and drones)
But thus far they seem unable to pull together 5 tanks and 1000 orcs.
Well done , heroes!
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It is only through incredible skill, determination, loyalty and dedication that we have such great men and women like you fighting for us and defending our freedom.
Thank you for all you do, the world is a safer place for it
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Good!
So far there seems to be indications this may have been launched prematurely to try to counter AFU’s recent regionalized counter-offensives that could have been threatening their staging grounds.
“Ideally” they would wait another two weeks to a month so more foliage would grow in and give cover, as well as firming up the soil some more. Basically, their commanders may have seen it as a “use it or soon lose it” scenario, and we all know none of the commanders want to be scapegoated for any of the staging grounds being forced into the chaos of retreat before the offensive could start. In their individually self-preservating calculations it is better to sacrifice the tip of their spear if it at least means spring averages out into a stalemate. Frontline commanders can then at least do the usual bullshit of lies and exagerrations to their superiors about “grinding down the enemy” and passing the buck of responsibility of “finishing the job” to whoever the next offensive’s commander would be.
Pure speculation on my part, but all the internet shutdowns in russia makes me suspect general mobilization will be tried, and the kremlin was *really* gambling on this spring offensive gaining *some* significant momentum so that they can sell it to the public as “just finishing the job” rather than people’s sons being sent into the meatgrinder *(unpaid)*. But then the starlink shutdown threw a wrench in the plan, but russia’s endemic corruption means nobody is willing to pipe up that the original plan should be scrapped, so it’s just stumbling forward anyway.
Bravo!!! Defeat the Occupiers!
Very cool
Just for those keeping track:
– 80% total casualty rate
– 50% fatality rate
– 67% armored vehicle loss
– 85% motorized vehicle loss
– 0% objectives met
Not every battle is going to exhibit the exact same outcome in terms of Russian losses, but there is nothing to indicate that this battle was particularly extraordinary, or unusually catastrophic for Russia. This is simply what happens when one force in a conflict has become outclassed. This kind of loss rate, or something like it, is going to be the “new normal” for Russia. (If it wasn’t already — I actually think this has been going on for a while.)