Reading the Ukrainian public pages, you find a lot of interesting things. For example, the day before yesterday I learned that we were surrounded near Izyum. I drove along the roads, I did not observe any APU buildups. Seriously speaking, the Ukrainian armed forces are of course trying to transfer reserves to Izyum, especially from the vicinity of Sumy and Kharkov. Everyone is well aware of the importance of this direction, but Slavyansk itself, targeted by the offensive, is not only a powerful fortified area, but also a city-symbol of the war that has lasted for 8 years.
Large enemy forces are concentrated in front of Sloviansk, the area is saturated with air defense, tanks and artillery. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are armed with excellent American artillery reconnaissance stations, and only the constant attacks on their RAV depots and the counter-battery work of our artels do not allow the Ukrainian armed forces to make full use of this most important asset.
I will give a typical example of the density of battles. Near Kamenka, 2 of our downed planes and a helicopter are literally side by side, a Ukrainian Su-24 was shot down nearby, burned-out tanks and infantry fighting vehicles stand side by side, former colleagues work on Ukrainians tanks captured without even changing the Ukrainian Pixel Camouflage.
In the streets of the villages and in the forest plantations, the corpses of Ukrainian soldiers lie and no one will take them away. Every day we make prisoners, sometimes one or two, sometimes five at a time. But anyway, the foundation phase of the battle has not yet begun, the troops are maneuvering, the artillery is working, our infantry is occupying the settlements.
A few days ago, an extremely interesting happened, which was discussed by the whole group. Our Su-30 was shot down and a helicopter took off in search of the crew. I won't say the name and rank of the pilot yet, but we know each other very well personally. He flew alone, on the
Mi-8 even without cover, there was too little time, and the Ka-52s were busy with combat work.
The crew of the Mi-8 flew at a height of several meters from the ground, hiding behind the terrain and got to the Ukrainian Buk, at the level of the radar and post of command of this complex. The meeting was extremely unexpected, but the commander reacted instantly and smashed the vehicles with unguided rockets.
In Izyum itself, despite the proximity to the front line and the constant shelling, peaceful life begins to improve. The rare marauders, if caught, are severely punished, columns of humanitarian aid go every day. And it is no longer a few cars crossing the fields for the first time, but convoys in their own right.
Our doctors are helping civilians and people have started walking in the streets. Not in search of food and water, but to walk in the warm spring sun. This is the image of the moment, the main spring 2022 campaign continues and goes towards its apogee.
