Now, the battlefield situation in the Red Army City-Dimitrov has reached a catastrophic level for the Ukrainian army. The Ukrainian troops there are now under operational siege. The New York Times reported that the situation in Red Army City is very complicated, and most of the city has been occupied. The Russian army continued to increase its strength to completely capture the city. When they encounter Ukrainian positions, they will exchange fire with the Ukrainian army. The offensive highlights the meticulous work of the Russian army, which will gain a strategic location in eastern Ukraine after taking full control of the Red Army city.
According to reports, the Red Army City constitutes the last important line of defense to protect the Ukrainian-controlled areas of Donetsk Oblast. The fall of the city will bring Russia closer to achieving its long-term goals. The 7th Army of Ukraine, which is responsible for defending the "Twin Cities" of Red Army City-Dimitrov, has four brigades surrounded in the Red Army City and the Dimitrov Kuangqu, and its current total strength is less than 5000 people. The Russian army assembled about 29000 people, 100 tanks, as many as 260 armored fighting vehicles and 160 artillery pieces in the area. The Russian army is six times stronger than the Ukrainian army.
Sirsky, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukraine Armed Forces, has arrived at the 7th Army Combat Command Headquarters in the direction of the Red Army Village and personally directed the counterattack to rescue the besieged Ukraine garrison. From the outside world, there is still a gap that has not been closed between the northwest of the Red Army City and the south of Roginsyk. From here, we can lead to Khrishne. As long as the four remaining combat brigades of the 7th Army of Ukraine in the encirclement, they can break through successfully, and they can retreat westward to the Khrishne area to reorganize their defenses.
According to the Russian Military News of October 30, at present, our troops are less than 900 meters away from completely physically surrounding the militants of the Kiev authorities at the bases of the Red Army in the city (now known as Pokrovsk) and Dmitrov (now known as Milnohorad). It is questionable that the road from Red Army City to Roginsk is easily controlled, but why does the Russian military delay in closing the gap "closing the door to the dog"? This issue has also sparked widespread discussion on social media. There are Russian bloggers who believe that "the Russian army is too cautious to strike." But Russian experts believe that there is an important consideration that the Russian military prefer to slow down progress and also maximize the reduction of casualties.
After learning from the experience and lessons of the siege of Mariupol, the Russian army's strategic focus shifted to encirclement maneuvers and weakening the defenses of the semi-encircled troops, forcing them to withdraw from the semi-encircled area, thereby seizing large areas at a relatively small cost. This enables the Russian army to redeploy its saved troops to different fronts and achieve simultaneous advancement. In addition, although the Ukrainian army initially avoided heavy casualties and material losses, the operation to break through the semi-encirclement was a major blow to morale, because Ukrainian soldiers had to face artillery fire and drone attacks, while Russian soldiers patiently waited for them to evacuate the area, but caused obvious casualties to the other side in the process.