Who will be held accountable if front falls in Oskil, Kupiansk and Borova?
The enemy is continuing its offensive in the Lyman direction, trying to seize the dominant heights near the village of Nove. Capturing this area will allow the enemy to cut off the logistics at our bridgehead beyond Oskil, and then they will not be able to hold, nor will they be able to hold Borova or Kupyansk. The enemy’s offensive cannot be stopped, although additional forces and equipment have been gradually deployed to the area.
Reasons:
1. The very weak reserves and replenishment began to arrive not when the brigade's combat formations were in place, which takes the main blow, but when almost all experienced infantrymen had already been wiped out in the fighting. That is, too little too late. The reserves, instead of tightening combat formations and counterattacks, are forced to plug holes in the front where there are no more people.
2. The refusal of the AFU leadership to include the 66th Brigade in the 3rd Army Corps, although it is in the centre of the corps' combat order. This increases managerial chaos.
3. The command of the tactical group and the operational and tactical group of troops in the area are doing their best, objectively informing the country's leadership about the situation, but they do not receive the necessary number of forces to stabilise the front.
How can we save the lives of our people and stabilise the frontline?
1. The inclusion of the 66th Brigade and the newly formed 156th Brigade in the 3rd Corps will give the opportunity to create a single organisation at the tactical and operational level, and improve the interaction between infantry and drones. The breakthrough area cannot be closed by individual companies, systematic action is needed.
2. Reserves and marching reinforcements should be allocated not when a gap appears in the front, but when the front is still holding. After the basic training course, replenishment should be given at least a month to get coherent as part of a combat brigade.
3. Instead of threatening to dismiss brigadiers and combatants, commanders of the TGr and OTG, the leadership of the defence forces should do what they are responsible for - plan defence operations and allocate at least the minimum necessary forces in a timely manner. Such planning is virtually non-existent, and this is the main threat of losing Oskil, Kupiansk and Borova.
