A Little River North Of Pokrovsk Has Swallowed 27 Russian Armored Vehicles—So Far
The Russians are struggling to cross the Kazenyi Torets River
To push mechanized forces toward the new front line north of the ruins of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, the Russian Center Group of Forces—in particular, its marine brigades and regiments—must cross the Kazenyi Torets River, which flows south to north toward northern Ukraine.
The river isn’t very wide or very deep. In places, it’s possible for infantry to wade across. But the Russians are struggling to get their tanks and fighting vehicles over the Kazenyi Torets under a sky swarming with Ukrainian drones.
The river is the Russians’ “worst nightmare,” analyst Moklasen mused.
Twice in five days, Russian forces tried to cross the river with a large number of armored vehicles. The first attempt, on Dec. 22, ended in disaster—and cost the Russians a battalion of hardware. But not at the river.
The second attempt ended in disaster on the riverbank. The Russians never even managed to get across … and lost two companies of armor while trying.
