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17-06-2024, 05:07 PM
Trying And Failing To Cross A River In Vovchansk, 400 Russian Troops Got Cut Off. Now They’re Surrendering. Ukrainian forces have captured dozens of Russian troops in the embattled town of Vovchansk, just south of the Russia-Ukraine border, dealing a major setback to Russia’s faltering northern offensive. Russia’s northern offensive isn’t going well.
400 Russian Troops Got Cut Off. Now They’re Surrendering. Ukrainian forces have captured dozens of Russian troops in embattled town of Vovchansk, just south of the Russia-Ukraine border, fighting as many as 400 Russians in and around a chemical plant in central Vovchansk. Thirty Russians surrendered after repeated attempts to rescue them failed.
On May 10, a force of tens of thousands of Russian troops opened a new front in Russia’s 28-mth wider war on Ukraine. Attacking south across Russia-Ukraine border, battalions quickly captured a chain of lightly defended border villages then advanced on Vovchansk, first big town between the border and city of Kharkiv, 25 miles to the south. It was there in Vovchansk that the Ukrainians chose to stand fight.
The Russians rallied equivalent least 2 battalions with hundreds of infantry stormed Volchansky chemical plant, on the Vovcha River’s right bank. Factories & other industrial facilities are fighting in Ukraine, their big sturdy buildings can shelter troops protect them from artillery and drones.
Russians’ plan was apparently capture chemical plant then, from there, launch a river-crossing operation in order to force their way into southern Vovchans. Plan failed as Ukrainian troops from 9th Rifle Battalion, plus Russian Volunteer Corps or 36th Marine Brigade—attacked west of the chemical plant and advanced several blocks to north, cutting off Russians in the plant from their comrades to the west.
400 Russian Troops Got Cut Off. Now They’re Surrendering. Ukrainian forces have captured dozens of Russian troops in embattled town of Vovchansk, just south of the Russia-Ukraine border, fighting as many as 400 Russians in and around a chemical plant in central Vovchansk. Thirty Russians surrendered after repeated attempts to rescue them failed.
On May 10, a force of tens of thousands of Russian troops opened a new front in Russia’s 28-mth wider war on Ukraine. Attacking south across Russia-Ukraine border, battalions quickly captured a chain of lightly defended border villages then advanced on Vovchansk, first big town between the border and city of Kharkiv, 25 miles to the south. It was there in Vovchansk that the Ukrainians chose to stand fight.
The Russians rallied equivalent least 2 battalions with hundreds of infantry stormed Volchansky chemical plant, on the Vovcha River’s right bank. Factories & other industrial facilities are fighting in Ukraine, their big sturdy buildings can shelter troops protect them from artillery and drones.
Russians’ plan was apparently capture chemical plant then, from there, launch a river-crossing operation in order to force their way into southern Vovchans. Plan failed as Ukrainian troops from 9th Rifle Battalion, plus Russian Volunteer Corps or 36th Marine Brigade—attacked west of the chemical plant and advanced several blocks to north, cutting off Russians in the plant from their comrades to the west.
