Third Assault Brigade shares details about Russian troops' objectives in Kharkiv region
Illustrative photo: The Third Assault Brigade shares details about the Russians' objectives in Kharkiv region (Getty Images)
The Russian troops continue their assaults in the Kharkiv region. The enemy aims to gain control over Borova, break through to the Oskil River, and establish a foothold for a further advance towards Kharkiv, according to a Telegram post from the deputy commander of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, Maksym Zhorin.
"Currently, the enemy's priority direction in the Kharkiv region is the breakthrough to the Oskil River through Borova. It is here, in the area of the main strike by the 20th Russian Army, that our Third Assault Brigade units are located," said Zhorin.
According to him, the enemy's goal is to gain control over the settlement of Borova, break through to Oskil, and establish a foothold for a further advance towards Kharkiv.
The enemy is using an immense amount of force and resources, especially FPV drones and drops, due to the reinforcement of the 20th Russian Army with several drone regiments. Their task is to support the advance of Russian infantry in this direction.
"We need to understand that the enemy is actively scaling up their drone units. Our unit has encountered such a concentration of drone units for the first time, which operate well on fiber optics, with drops, and have FPV drones and Mavics for drops in unlimited quantities," noted Zhorin.
He mentioned that the Russian forces are trying to target any object within their line of sight and are also setting ambushes on logistics routes.
"Of course, we are looking for ways to fight back and have had some successes, but the situation in the direction is quite complicated right now," added the deputy commander of the brigade.
Situation in Kharkiv region
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, over the past 24 hours, there was one combat clash with Russian invaders in the Liptsi area on the Kharkiv front.
Defense forces repelled assault actions near Dvorichna, Zahryzove, and Petropavlivka in the Kupiansk direction, where nine enemy attacks occurred during the day.
Recently, the Russian troops attempted to storm the positions of the Defense Forces, taking advantage of bad weather to expand their foothold on the left bank of the Oskil River, but the attack was successfully repelled.
At the beginning of December, the Russian forces tried to seize and hold a foothold on the right bank of the Oskil River in the vicinity of the village of Novomlynsk, Kupiansk district.
