Russians keep pressing from Luhansk Oblast towards Lyman and Borova for year and half – 66th Separate Mechanised Brigade

Advancing from occupied Luhansk Oblast, the Russian military has been trying to push Ukraine's defence forces beyond the Chornyi Zherebets River that runs through Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts for a year and a half. And further, they plan to build on their success towards Borova and Lyman. Source: press service of the 66th Separate Mechanised Brigade, which has been operating on the Lyman front since the summer of 2022; National Guard of Ukraine (NGU) servicemen deployed on the Lyman front 

Quote: "The Russians have been expecting a counteroffensive on our front since approximately December 2022, which means that they have been trying to at least push us beyond the Chornyi Zherebets River for a year and a half, and then build on their success in the areas of Lyman and Borova.

A new wave of the (Russian - UP) offensive began in late April 2024. The situation in the 66th Separate Mechanised Brigade's zone of responsibility is consistently difficult, the enemy does not abandon its intention to continue assault operations, suffers losses, but constantly replenishes assault units with hastily trained personnel, mostly contractors from the Russian 'hinterland'.  The enemy is using the full range of available weapons against us.

These are drops from copters, FPV drones, Lancet barrage munitions, unguided missiles from helicopters, guided bombs with a planning and correction module, grenade launchers, mortars, 100- to 152-calibre tube artillery, rocket artillery, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and missile strikes."

Details: Military from another brigade (a unit of the National Guard of Ukraine), which also operates on the Lyman front, tell UP that despite recent statements by the 3rd Assault Brigade about the Russian intensification in Luhansk Oblast, the intensity of attacks in this area remains about the same as a few weeks ago.

The situation is consistently difficult. 

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