«--[· Preface ·]--»
Several Russian tanks were attacked.
Within two weeks the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield will be over, and the Russian troops will no longer be able to open the logistics supply line.
Recently, Russian armored troops on both sides of the Red Army City suddenly rushed crazily. The last time the Russian army launched a battalion-level armored cluster charge on the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield was in the western battlefield of Zaporozhye region in April 2025.
«--[· The life and death charge of the Russian armored cluster ·]--»
The clock on the Russian battlefield is ringing the warning bell on the Russian army. In two weeks, Donbass' land will enter the melting period. The mud will make the wheeled vehicles difficult to move, and the efficiency of the armoured equipment will also decline. The Russian military is clear that if the logistics supply line of the Ukrainian army cannot be torn before the melting of the mud, the ammunition and fuel supply of the front forces will fall into an endless state.
This sense of urgency translates directly into a berserk offensive on the battlefield. Russian armored forces on both sides of the Red Army City suddenly launched an intensive onslaught recently. Six months later, the Russian army once again resorted to the battalion-level armored cluster charge tactics.
The last such large-scale assault was in the western battlefield of Zaporozhye region in April 2025. Now in the Red Army City area of Donbas, the Russian army has launched three similar charges in one go.
The Red Army City itself is a hard nut. The Ukrainian army invested US $120 million to transform the underground mine tunnel into a combat hub. The cobweb tunnel of Mine No. 3 can directly lead to key buildings in the city. Relying on this place, the defenders have blocked the Russian infiltration of troops for 11 days.
“The armored hanging of the Donbass battlefield.”
Pure infantry infiltration has long proven inefficient. The Russian army's previous large-scale infantry penetration advanced slowly and was never able to tear apart the Ukrainian army's three-dimensional defense. The commanders finally made up their minds to smash their armored iron fists at key nodes on the battlefield.
In addition to the main assault on the Red Army City, the Russian army launched simultaneous offensives in the three tactical areas of Kostiantinivka, Druzhkivka and Dobropilya. Battalion-and company-level armored mechanized attacks in these areas are not isolated operations, but they form a network of attacks that coordinate each other.
In Kostyaninivka, Russian armoured units collaborated with drone reconnaissance to target Ukrainian anti-armoured units. In the direction of Druzhikivka, the tank cluster focused on breaking through the Ukrainian anti-tank dungeons and mines. Each attack was precisely aimed at the weaknesses of the Ukrainian defense system, attempting to reach the front line after multiple breakthroughs.
This tactical adjustment has achieved initial results. Different from the dilemma of February 2025 when the Pokrovsk battlefield was dragged down by the Ukrainian army's "13-man tactics", today's Russian attacks are more hierarchical. After the armored troops tore through the gap, the engineering detachment immediately followed up the mine clearance, while the infantry relied on armored cover to clear the remnants of the enemy. The entire process was closely connected.
«--[·Logistics broke·]--»
The continued advancement of the Russian armored offensive is inseparable from the quiet upgrade of logistical support. A certain type of all-terrain engineering vehicle made in China is becoming a key player in this logistics revolution.
The Russian military has long been trapped in the problem of poor logistical planning. In the early advance, transport vehicles are neither adapted to long-distance attacks, nor lack effective protection, and the supply line is repeatedly attacked by the Ukrainian army.
Russian front officers discovered that engineering vehicles could send ammunition and spare parts directly to the front positions of the armoured cluster, quickly repair the temporarily destroyed roads and even build emergency bridges over the anti-tank dungeons.
During a strike in Red Army City, three engineering vehicles established a temporary passageway under the Ukrainian artillery fire, allowing Russian tanks to circumvent the mine area and direct the Ukrainian military bases.
«--[·Advantages tilt·]--»
The Russian army’s continued assault has begun to show effect. While the Ukrainian army’s underground defense hub in Red Army City is still resistant, the supply channels have been drastically compressed. The night raids carried out before relying on the mines have now been sharply reduced due to the Russian army’s seizure of the channels.
More critical changes occurred on the overall front. The Russian army occupied 600 to 700 square kilometers of territory per month and is constantly consuming the Ukrainian army's vital forces. In the direction of Kostyan Dinivka, the Ukrainian army's stairway defense belt has emerged with a gap of 1 km wide. NATO military advisers estimate that the Russian army is gradually taking over the initiative of the Eastern Ukrainian Army through the combination of armored cluster attacks and logistical upgrades.
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For the Ukrainian army, the boom period is both an obstacle and a respite. But the Russian army's ability to overcome terrain constraints with the help of Chinese engineering vehicles is weakening this advantage. The next two weeks will be the decisive window period for the Donbas battlefield. Whether the Russian army's armored torrent can take advantage of the situation to expand its results, the logistical support capabilities of Chinese engineering vehicles will continue to undergo the most severe test.