06 Sep: Footage: Strongest Ukrainian Bastion VS Russian Meat Wave Attacks - Reporting from Ukraine

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Today there are a lot of updates from the Kurakhove direction.

Here, in a daring maneuver, Russian forces have launched a bold assault on the Pivdenno-Donbaska coal mine, a crucial stronghold just two kilometers from Vuhledar. As the battle unfolds, the fate of this industrial complex hangs in the balance, with both sides acutely aware that its capture could dramatically alter the entire Vuhledar front.

Vuhledar remains one of the most symbolically significant strongholds in Ukrainian hands in this direction. Two key factors underscore its importance. Firstly, Vuhledar is situated at a dominant height, and its residential areas, featuring high-rise buildings or citadels, have allowed Ukrainian forces to establish formidable bastions, dominating a vast area of the Russian advance. Secondly, since the war's outset, Vuhledar has been a crucial supply center due to its proximity to two major roads: the T0509 from Velyka Novosilka and the T5024 from Vuhledar to Kostyantynivka.

Over the past two years, Russian forces have repeatedly attempted to capture Vuhledar using frontal mechanized assaults from the south, suffering catastrophic losses. In recent days, Russian forces have resumed assault operations on Vuhledar and the nearby locality of Vodyane. Extensive artillery preparation has been done over the whole area, with satellite data confirming the extraordinary intensity of Russian artillery discharges.

Crucially, the Russian strategy has shifted from frontal assault efforts to an encirclement attempt from the south and northeast. To the northeast, Russian forces managed to move the front line to the T0532 road itself and have also crossed and taken positions beyond it at limited points. This effectively renders the road mostly unusable as a logistical supply route for Ukraine. At the same time, an attack from the south aimed at Prechystivka has also put under severe pressure the T0509 road as a supply road to Ukrainian forces. Fortunately, Ukrainian forces still can rely on the road descending from Bohoyavlenka as the primary logistical route. Moreover, due to dry weather conditions, Ukrainians could rely on uncountable dirty tracks to complement the main route. With these alternatives, the Ukrainians are still far from facing personnel and equipment supply problems to Vuhledar.

A prominent Russian military analyst has recently claimed that Russian forces have crossed the road southeast of Vodyane and are now trying to advance toward this settlement with a relatively broad front. Some Russian sources suggest that initial Russian forces have even managed to enter the northern area of Vodiane, albeit in a very limited manner.

Of particular concern, Russian forces have also advanced towards the Pivdenno-Donbaska mine number one, located just two and a half kilometers northwest of Vuhledar. This complex, one of Ukraine's most important coal mines, opened in 1973 and has galleries almost half a kilometer deep. Its industrial facilities have served as a support bastion for Vuhledar in countless Russian frontal assaults over the past two years.

Geolocated images recently published by Ukrainian sources show the landing of Russian infantry, supported by a BMP-2, which initiates the storming of an industrial site belonging to the Pivdenno-Donbaska mine. The BMP-2 vehicle was reportedly hit in the side but managed to withdraw. While this isolated landing attempt appears to be a mere exploratory probe than part of a broader effort, the diligent Ukrainian response based mainly on FPV drones demonstrates that the defense of Vuhedlar and its surroundings is still based on the same principles that have made it an impassable bastion for more than two years, that is, significant reconnaissance efforts for an early warning, the efficient combination of minefields, ATGMs, artillery force and particularly FPV drones, which together have managed to successfully stop all Russian mechanized attacks. The original, uncensored combat footage of this operation can be found on our Telegram channel through the link in the description.

The potential loss of the Pivdenno-Donbaska mine could be critical for several reasons. Firstly, the mine area not only has robust high industrial buildings but also includes a notable waste heap. If we look at the topographic map, we can observe that this terrikon conforms an artificial elevated area from which Russian forces could...

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1. Slava Ukraini. Thank you for the update.