Russian forces are attempting to advance towards Radkivka in Kupiansk sector, – Trehubov
On the Kupiansk section of the front line, Russian occupying forces are attempting to advance towards the village of Radkivka.
This was reported by Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for the Joint Forces Operation, according to Censor.NET, citing Ukrinform.
What is the current situation on the Kupiansk front?
"There is still (Russian – Ed.) activity on the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector. Overall, I would say it was a relatively normal day. But we need to understand that the weather is set to change; weather conditions will shift slightly, and this could be exploited by both sides," Trehubov said.
He pointed out that, on the one hand, the skies are clear at the moment, but, on the other hand, frosts and sub-zero temperatures are setting in.
"The temperature is fluctuating between below and above zero, which isn’t ideal for the use of UAVs," the spokesperson explained.
At the same time, Trehubov noted that Ukrainian defenders currently have enough drones on the front line to track Russian motorcyclists and even individual occupiers.
"That is indeed the case, because any attempt to concentrate troops for a breakthrough – in fact, as soon as they attempt a breakthrough or even before that – they are targeted by drones… There are currently enough UAVs on the front line to track down motorcyclists and even individual Russian soldiers. But the fact is that an isolated Russian soldier may still try to hide in the folds of the terrain. That is precisely why they move in this way – relying on concealment," he said.
Russian tactics
Trehubov pointed out that such groups initially infiltrate in pairs or singly, before gathering in numbers and attempting to carry out more active operations.
"If they deploy vehicles, they’ll be hit. If they gather a larger force, they’ll be hit. There was an attempt to adopt the tactics of motorcycle gangs – this attempt was about a year and a half ago. That didn’t work either, because they get hit too," said the spokesperson.
When asked whether ground-based robotic systems (GRS) and heavy bombers are being used in their area of responsibility, Trehubov explained that this is more of a Ukrainian ‘speciality’ than a Russian one.
"Simply in terms of frequency of use, this has always been the case and remains so now. Both heavy propeller-driven bombers and GRCs. We rely on these more than the Russians do. The Russians rely more on conventional UAVs," he said.
