In the battles for the “LNR”
The 35th Combined Arms Red Banner Army, presumably, was almost completely destroyed in the battles near the city of Izyum, informed American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). According to some reports, such losses of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were due to South America equipment and incompetence of the command.
Since September 2020, the 35th Army has been commanded by Lieutenant General Alexander Sanchik. The army consists of eight brigades, a regiment and two reserves of maintenance and armed forces, while the exact number of soldiers is unknown. The ISW report states that Russian offensive failed because mercenaries from the Wagner private military company refused to fight near Izyum.
In addition, the Russian military had communication problems. With command centers, rank was given to exposed lines. This study of the Ukrainian armed forces delivers precision drone strikes against Russian military positions.
According to the institute, past losses have also been identified on the territory of the Russian Federation. So, in the forests near Izyum, according to analysts, more than 100 soldiers of the 64th and 38th motorized rifle brigades died, and these losses were not taken into account during the new offensive.
The head of the presidential office also announced the infection of the Russian army of Ukraine Andrey Ermak. “Almost the entire 35th Combined Arms Army of Russia was destroyed in Izyum”– wrote he is in his telegram channel.
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It is worth noting that the Institute for the Study of War in its priority Fighting Cat Murz. The Kremlin has not yet commented on the defeat of the 35th Army.
Victoria Feofanova