Our rear line of defense of "Avdiivka fortress" should have been here, but nothing has been done in nine years of war
The military administrations, which are directly subordinate to the president, would have to build the frontiers together with construction equipment, civil organizations, and supply of construction materials. But they don’t do it, because the president doesn’t ask them for it.
The first photo shows the construction of a new line of defence of Russian troops near Avdiivka, taken by an aerial reconnaissance group.
As you can see, not far from the front line, the Russian command has concentrated civil engineering equipment, which is digging strongholds and communication passages, covered pits are being filled with concrete. These are reliable field fortifications, from which it will be very difficult to drive out the enemy. Yes, they are advancing on Avdiivka, but in order to consolidate, they immediately build defensive lines in the near rear, for the safe manoeuvre of reserves.
The second photo is a screenshot from the video of our drone, a view from the enemy's side of the last line of defence of Avdiivka - the embankment of the railway track north of the city. The enemy came to this embankment and in one place even crossed it and took a foothold on the other side of the track.
This should have been our rear line of defense of the 'Avdiivka fortress', but look, in nine years of war, in one and a half years of a full-scale invasion, nothing has been done to equip this embankment as the rear line of defense of Avdiivka. It seems that there are no civilian tractors, excavators, trucks in Ukraine. It seems that it is cheaper to throw infantrymen with a shovel into an empty place and give the order to dig in rather than dig in with equipment, make a reliable intersection, concrete covered pits, then mine, and make this railway embankment an impregnable defensive line for small groups of infantry. But there are not even entrenchments there. And now the troops cannot hold it, because now they have to dig in there with one shovel in their hands and under fire, and heavy battles are being fought for this embankment because it is a key border.
Thus, after heavy losses near Avdiivka, the enemy stopped throwing military equipment into battle, the enemy captured the railway embankment solely with infantry forces with the support of artillery. If there were dug positions from our side such as the Russians are digging from their side - there would be no Russian breakthrough and no crisis near Avdiivka at all.
Therefore, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, who so often reports that he seems to be holding a meeting of the Staff on defense issues, should look at these photos and finally realize that he neglects his official duties and because of his responsibility and indifference to this important issue of defense, the performance of combat missions is disrupted and our soldiers, many people who could live if at least someone was engaged in defense planning instead of political intrigues, are dying. Instead of a photo shoot in Avdiivka, Mr. Zelensky should come and see the status of the defense setting.
The military administrations, which are directly subordinate to the president, would have to build the frontiers together with construction equipment, civil organizations, and the delivery of construction materials. But they don't do it, because the president doesn't ask them for it.
If you can't do it yourself, then at least start learning from the Russians. And not to mislead the public that someone is responsible for the construction of defensive lines.
No one answers.
Yurii Butusov, Censor.NET
