AMX-10RC wheeled battle tanks abandoned by Kyiv’s troops
As of the morning of June 6, the offensive attempts of the Kyiv regime in Zaporozhye Region have resulted in no notable success on the battleground. Russian forces inflicted significant damage to the advancing units. Kyiv actively employed NATO-supplied equipment including International MaxxPRO MRAPs, AMX-10RC armoured fighting vehicles (often described as wheeled battle tanks) and Leopard battle tanks.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, on June 5, the main direction of the efforts of the Kyiv regime was the Southern Donetsk direction:
During June 5, the enemy continued the offensive, concentrating the main efforts on Vremevka outpost in South Donetsk direction.
Having suffered heavy losses the day before, the Kiev regime reorganised the remnants of the 23rd and 31st mechanised brigades into separate combined units, which continued the offensive operations close to Novodarovka and Levadnoye. In addition, a new brigade was brought into the action in this area.
At the same time, the enemy launched an offensive in the direction of Oktyabrsky state farm and Novodonetskoye by the 37th Marine Infantry Brigade with the reinforcements based on the units of the AFU 68th Mountain Jaeger Brigade.
The enemy was attacked with a comprehensive fire attack by Army, Ground-Assault and Operational-Tactical aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery, as well as heavy flamethrower systems.
As a result of active and self-sacrificing actions of the Vostok Group of Forces, which displayed courage and heroism, the enemy has been stopped, and the set tasks haven’t been achieved. The AFU formations and military units suffered significant losses.
Total AFU losses in South Donetsk direction were over 1,500 Ukrainian servicemen, 28 tanks, including FRG-manufactured 8 Leopard tanks, three French-manufactured AMX-10 wheeled tanks and 109 armoured fighting vehicles.
Earlier, the Press Centre Chief of Zapad Group of Forces of the Russian Armed Forces released a statement confirming the further clashes in the areas of Sinkovka and Timovka:
In Kupyansk direction, during the fighting, the Zapad Group of Forces has used a Tor-M2 crews to down one Tochka-U ballistic missile in Kharkov region. Moreover, one Valkirie UAV neutralised by a Pantsir-S SAM system close to Kuzemovka.
The Ground-Attack and Army aviation carried out strikes on the concentration of manpower, weapons, and military hardware of the 14th Separate Mechanised Brigade and 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade.
Three attempts to rotate AFU personnel have been foiled by artillery fire close to Sinkovka, and Timovka.
At the same time, it should be noted that the attacks of Kyiv’s forces on Novodonetskoe and around Velikonovoselovka in the Ugledar sector allowed them to reach the vicinity of the village, which could be described as at least a tactical success. The situation in the area remains complicated for Russian units.
Reports claim that The Kyiv regime employed up to 3 battalion tactical groups supported by the battle tanks in the area. It is expected that Kyiv will continue attempts to develop the tactical gains that it has achieved there despite the growing losses in equipment and manpower. Local sources claim that up to 10 pieces of military equipment, including a battle tank, were lost by Kyiv troops to make these tactical achievements.
In Zaporozhye region, Novodarovka remains the main point of efforts of the Kyiv regime. On June 4 and June 5, fierce attacks there led to little progress but large casualties for Kyiv troops. Nonetheless, it looks that Zaporozhye Region remains one of the main priorities of the ongoing advance.
The military activity of the Kyiv regime has also increased around Bakhmut where attempts of pro-Kyiv troops to advance were contained by Russian artillery.
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On top of this, the Kyiv regime tried to destabilize the situation in Kherson region by destroying the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam located on the Dnepr River upstream from the city of Kherson.
According to local authorities, the dam suffered significant damage on June 6 morning. The upper part of the dam was “destroyed as a result of a strike,” the mayor of Novaya Kakhovka Vladimir Leontyev confirmed to RIA Novosti. At least a part of the dam’s floodgates were damaged and unleashed an uncontrolled stream of water. Leontyev described this as a major “terrorist act”. The water level downstream has been growing. Local authorities say that about 300 houses in Dnepryany and Korsunka may fall into the flood zone.
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Kyiv’s forces have been striking the dam for months as of now. And finally they achieved what they wanted. Some sources speculate that Kyiv may use the destruction of the dam to flood the fortified positions of the Russians on the left bank of Dnepr River and turn the area into a ‘gray zone’ that would allow to carry out regular sabotage attacks.
Under the pressure of video and photo evidence from the ground the Kyiv regime has been forced to admit that its overhyped ‘spring counter-offensive’ (sic) has started. Nonetheless, as of now, they prefer to describe the ongoing large-scale attacks on Russian positions as ‘offensive actions in some directions’. As it was noted earlier, if its forces achieve no real breakthrough that could be painted as a ‘large victory’, the Kyiv regime will likely deny that any ‘counter-offensive’ has ever happened and all these burned NATO military equipment were just faked videos by Russian TV.
Simultaneously with the ongoing Kyiv offensive on Russian positions, Western diplomats claimed that they expect from Moscow steps towards the ‘peace talks’ with Ukraine. Long story short, foreign puppeteers of the Kyiv regime decided threw all what they have gathered for attack on Russia and claim that Moscow has to make a ‘first step towards peace’. This is a brilliant example of the bloody-minded logic of the so-called ‘Western world’.
