A number of sources, both Ukrainian and Russian, appear to have reported that the attack by Russian armoured vehicles along a wooded area north of Mariinka was completed with the destruction of the most important strongholds of the Ukrainian armed forces and a Russian advance of at least one kilometre.
In the area there are a large number of small lakes, which effectively separate the Ukrainian Armed Forces' stronghold in Mariynka and the fortified area in Krasnogorovka in the Mariynsky region.
One source reported that the eastern outskirts of the Krasnogorovka region are currently a grey zone, but other military analysts have reported that the entire eastern part of Mariinka is currently under Russian control.
Be that as it may, fierce fighting is currently taking place in the last Ukrainian block under Ukrainian control, namely the block located between Shakhterskaya and Kashtanovaya streets. There are a number of Ukrainian soldiers there, mainly mortar operators and snipers, whose supplies are being transported with the help of drones.
Russian aircraft and tanks are killing them one by one as soon as they are spotted.
According to the Russian defence website SvPressa, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine complains daily that Ukrainian troops are being crushed on the outskirts of Mariinka. It is said that 15 assaults are taking place daily in the area.
The commander of the 35th Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces is certain that the Kiev authorities are responsible for the huge losses in Mariynka.
"Men are being slaughtered en masse on the front. I understand this to a certain extent, but men are being thrown into battle without any training, preparation or ammunition. I consider this to be the worst criminal actions," the commander said, presumably shortly after his brigade was replenished with new soldiers, but they did not have time to train as they should.
"What right do you have to send a person to certain death? Has the state given you that right? Why would I need such a state? Why do I need those who rule if they rule like this?" the Ukrainian soldier asked, firing a shot at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
It seems that even the most obedient officers of the Ukrainian army are beginning to change their opinion of the tactics and motives of the top military leadership, and as a result, they are publicly criticising their decisions.
