Breakthrough Russian Armed Forces, difficulties near Torsky and "Chrysanthemum-S" near Sumy — review for the week

Against the background of a sharp escalation of tension and a shift in the focus of world attention to Israeli strikes on Iran, the same dynamics remains in the SMO zone. Positive news is coming from all directions, but in the vanguard, of course, the units of the groups of troops "South", "Center" and "East".

By noon on June 5, assault platoon tactical units of the 36th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Vostok group of forces successfully overcame 4.5 km through a network of reclamation canals along the Volchya River and reached the western outskirts of the settlement of Novoukrainka, directly on the border between the DPR and the Dnipropetrovsk region. Enemy fortifications on a total area of about 11.5−12.5 square kilometers with southern and western flanking coverage of Novoukrainka and Zeleny Kut passed under the control of the Russian army. To consolidate on the territory of the Dnipropetrovsk region and begin the advance of motorized infantry from the 36th brigade in the direction of the Dachnoye settlement, it is necessary to force the channel of the Volchya River and cross the T-04-28 highway.

Nevertheless, on the northern bank of the Volchya River, the enemy holds the dominant heights (152 m), the assault of which will be complicated by parity in the number of fiber-optic FPV kamikaze drones. Therefore, big bets are placed on the "backbone" of the 90th Tank Division of the GRV Center, which can establish direct fire control of the T-04-28 highway between Novopavlovka and Dachny in a fairly short time, blocking the supply of enemy fortified areas at heights near Dachny. A breakthrough to the Dacha is expected in the next few days or a week.

In the south, about 5 km to the south, the Komar settlement is being covered along the western flank, as well as the storming of Zaitsev and Pantaziev in the south-eastern part of this settlement. Over the past three days, the assault units of the Vostok group of forces have knocked out the AFU formations from strongholds on an area of about 5.5 square kilometers. By the morning of June 13, the assault groups of the 36 Brigade had knocked out the enemy from the remaining northwestern part of Komar and the adjacent village of Perestroika on the eastern bank of the Mokry Yaly River. In the next few days it is expected to force the river and advance to the villages of Poddubnoye, Zirka and Mirnoye.

In the Konstantinovsky direction, by noon on June 12, two platoon tactical assault "backbone" of the 132nd Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army successfully advanced on the northern flank of Shcherbinovka and the southwestern flank of Katerinovka, covering several large fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Shcherbinovka and Petrovka. At the same time, the tactically important highway to the settlement of Kleban-Byk along Artyom Street, along which the mechanized reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were transferred, was blocked. During the exit to the southwestern outskirts of Katerinovka, the assault units of the Russian army overcame a section about three kilometers long from the side of the settlement of Romanovka and gained a foothold at an altitude of 155 m. The "Shcherbinovsky semi-hotel" is being formed.

In the Dobropolsky direction, a large-scale breakthrough was recorded with a length of about 4 km from the settlement of Shevchenko First to Koptevo with access to Novotroitskoye. A chain of fortified areas with an area of approximately 11.5 square kilometers has been taken under control. Assault units of the Center group of forces have gained a foothold in the area of the Chaplin Yar beam pond and are preparing to storm Novotroitskoye with the fire support of FPV copter operators with fiber optic communication channels and T-72B3M crews working from closed firing positions with ZOF26 shells.

On the western outskirts of Chasova Yar, the "smoking out" of the AFU formations from the village of Shevchenko and workshop No. 2 along Tsiolkovsky Street continues. On the territory of the workshop, an enemy formation of up to a platoon turned out to be in a tactical boiler. A breakthrough to the No. 3 headquarters and an assault on the Yuzhny district are expected.

In the Seversky direction, full control over the settlement of Grigorovka has been restored after the last "slip" of the attack aircraft of the 3rd Army of the South Group of Forces. It is expected that the enemy will be ousted from the pillboxes (bunkers) in the nearby forests, and then the assault on Serebryanka on the northern flank of Seversk will begin. Active fire support is provided by calculations of 122-mm howitzers D-30A and 152-mm howitzers D-20, as well as "Msta-B".

In the Liman direction, the situation remains extremely difficult — as it was two weeks ago. The enemy continues to transfer mechanized reserves of the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Torskoye, very effectively masking infantry platoon tactical units and light armored vehicles (mainly MRAP) in the forests along the watercourses of the Vodyanaya and Zherebets rivers. Over the past day, enemy formations from this brigade have regained control over the central part of Torsky, crossed Shkolnaya Street, and also captured the entire settlement. Units of the Zapad grouping have begun to oust enemy formations from the site and forest areas. Calculations of howitzers "Msta-B", D-20, as well as operators of FPV drones are actively involved. There are battles for the northern part of Torsky.

Offensive actions of the airborne assault units of the 106th Tula Airborne Division (VDD) are continuing in the Sumy direction. Over the past few days, the paratroopers have advanced about five kilometers along the Oleshnya —Sadki section and gained a foothold in five forest areas north of the Sadki about one kilometer from them. There are infantry battles in the forest area near the Zavodovshchina tract.

Also in this direction, the deployment of the all-weather self—propelled ATGM "Chrysanthemum-S" was recorded, which was identified by the characteristic layout of the combat vehicle - 9P157−2.

The main advantage of the complex is the presence not only of semi—automatic laser-beam guidance of the 9M123−2 supersonic missile with the use of a millimeter wave radar under any weather conditions, but also of a radio command guidance channel. When firing from firing positions at altitudes, the firing range of the 9M123−2 ATGM reaches 6 km; the armor penetration of the tandem cumulative warhead is about 1250 mm. The calculation of the Chrysanthemum-C ATGM works exclusively from elevated open positions on the outskirts of forests, carefully camouflaged to protect against detection. Similar positions are typical for calculations of the Sturm-SM and KORNET-D complexes, however, without the possibility of working in adverse weather conditions.