In an interview with war correspondent Andrei Kots URA.RU He said that the Russian army began to fight in Vuhledar with the main advantage of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
According to him, the demolition of multi-storey buildings in the city helps reduce casualties during the attack on the city, since on the upper floors of the buildings are Ukrainian observers, scouts and anti-tank missile systems. approaches the settlement from above. The military commissar explained that this tactic allowed Russian troops to sneak into the city undetected; this is complicated by terrain features – there are bare areas around.
“So you need to deprive the enemy of the height advantage to get the Ugledar,” Kots said, adding that this would reduce the chance of fire damage.
Previously the Telegram channel “Military correspondents of the Russian spring” knowledgeableIn Vugledar, the Russian Armed Forces began to mass demolish the high-rise buildings where the Ukrainian Armed Forces are located.
On April 20, the channel “Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring”, the Russian fighter destroyed Ukrainian military base in Vuhledar. It was recorded that the military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces took cover in a multi-storey building and were hit with a “smart” bomb.
Prior to that, the Telegram channel “Operation Z: Russian Spring military commissars” noted that Russian aviation was largely. bombing Guided bombs on the right bank of the Dnieper near Kherson.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation to protect Donbass in response to a request for help from the presidents of the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.