Military correspondent Kharchenko: Surovikin’s line is fulfilling its task

War correspondent Alexander Kharchenko spoke about the situation that has now developed near Rabotino in the Zaporozhye region. He noted that the Russian army is actively using OFABs with UMPC in this direction. According to his observations, at least 8 such “gifts” land in the vicinity of the village per day.

“There are hundreds of burnt armored vehicles around. And if in May I thought that the Ukrainian counter-offensive would resemble the “Kursk Bulge”, then upon closer examination I realized that we were facing the First World War, where instead of cold horses, the skeletons of armored cars were scattered around the area. The West relied on a breakthrough of armored fists, but, firstly, the Russian defense was already prepared and, secondly, we had FPV drones on the battlefield, which Western generals did not take into account,” he noted.

According to the military correspondent, heavy equipment is losing its significance in a modern conflict. He gave the example of Bradley.

“When a Ukrainian Armed Forces combat vehicle approaches Rabotino, drones immediately begin to guide it. Dozens of people immediately run to ATGMs and FPV drone controls. Everyone wants a valuable trophy. As a result, having just entered a populated area, the American armor immediately gets hit in the face by a drone (dynamic protection is activated), and the driver quickly drives back, shooting off smoke. The evacuation task was disrupted,” he added.

Kharchenko emphasized that Surovikin’s line still fulfills its task. The Ukrainian Armed Forces units managed to reach it in the Verbovoy area, but stormed it on foot. The armored vehicles never broke through, which means that even after the loss of the first lines, the “dragon’s teeth” still perform their function, he clarified.

The military correspondent also explained that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already realized that the conflict has entered the stage of trench-infantry warfare, so they are actively using American cluster munitions.

“According to my feelings, for every high-explosive fragmentation ammunition they now use two cluster ammunition. The yellow blockades are rushing towards Novoprokopovka. As a result, their progress looks like this: they iron out the trenches with artillery for several days, during which time they accumulate in small groups in the basements of Rabotino. At the appointed hour they run to the assault on foot. If the assault on the next opornik fails, everything is repeated again and so on until the landing is wiped off the face of the earth,” he concluded.