Battle Of Zaporizhzhia: All Russian Army Rears Under AFU Attack

A combination of several offensive operations are carried out with the aim of breaking through the Russian defenses.

The Battle of Zaporizhzhia is a battle on the territory of the Zaporizhzhia region. It is this battle that is meant when talking about the offensive operation of the Ukrainian army in the Melitopol axis.

Historical parallels of the meanings

The Stalingrad Parity was established on all fronts at the end of June, after a long assault by the Russian forces of Sievierodonetsk and the capture of Lysychansk. That is, the further impossibility for Russia to carry out offensive operations that would lead to the seizure of new territories of Ukraine became obvious.

At the same time, I noted that a battle similar to the one that took place on the Kursk Bulge during World War II would not take place in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. I remind you that the main result of the battle is the complete destruction of any offensive capabilities of Hitler's army, the demoralization of part of the ruling elite, command, troops and German society as a whole. The Battle of Stalingrad is the beginning of a strategic turn in the war (stopping the advance), the Battle of Kursk is the completion of the turn.

The main result of the Battle of Stalingrad is the complete destruction of any offensive capabilities of Hitler's army, the demoralization of part of the ruling elite, command, troops and German society as a whole.

In the current Ukrainian war, it is the Battle of Zaporizhzhia (on the Zaporizhzhia-Donetsk front) that will be identical in content and, it’s likely, in character to the Battle of Kursk.

The geographical conditions, the combination of the geographical factors, political meanings, military logic and the situation on the fronts make the Battle of Zaporizhzhia uncontested.

About the Battle of Zaporizhzhia

1) Its main fighting will take place within the territory of the Zaporizhzhia region. Within the rectangle marked on the map. The main strategic goal for the Ukrainian troops is to cut the land corridor connecting the occupied Crimea and Kherson regions with Russia. It is necessary to liberate Melitopol and go to the Sea of Azov in order to reach the goal. To ensure the stability of the result, it is also important to free the port city of Berdyansk.

2) Control over Berdyansk gives access to the administrative border of the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions. The Russian troops advancing on Ukrainian positions west of Donetsk will come under attack. All the rear of the Russian troops to the south and east of Donetsk and up to the borderline of Ukraine and the Russian Federation will be under the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

It seems that the Russian command is seriously afraid of losing control over Melitopol and Berdyansk, therefore it is equipping fortified lines in the northwest of occupied Mariupol.

3) The control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over Melitopol and Berdyansk is the destruction of the Russian Federation's marine capabilities to supply its grouping in the left-bank part of Kherson.

4) The suppression of Novobogdanivka and then Melitopol by Ukrainian forces would create an encirclement threat for Russian forces at the ZNPP, and Russia would have to withdraw its troops from Enerhodar. This means the complete liberation of the Zaporizhzhia region.

Kakhovka, New Kakhovka in the Kherson region will be under the threat of encirclement.

The Russian grouping in part of this area will be under cross attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the north and from the west (from the right bank of the Dnipro River).

If Ukrainian troops liberate Melitopol and Berdyansk, this will be a sustainable result, signifying the collapse of the Russian idea of a land corridor. Moreover, it will mean nullifying the Kremlin's gains in Ukraine since February 24th.

5) They will definitely deal auxiliary strikes from the Right Bank side, including landings and a large-scale forcing of the Dnipro River.

6) If Ukrainian troops liberate Melitopol and Berdyansk, this will be a sustainable result, signifying the collapse of the Russian idea of a land corridor.

Even more, it would mean nulling the Kremlin's gains in Ukraine since February 24th. This will be a blow to Putin personally, to his entourage, plus large-scale demoralization in the Russian Federation. This could be the most significant military-political catastrophe for the Putin regime and Russian society.

7) Obviously, in terms of the total consequences, the significance of the liberation of Melitopol and Berdyansk is much more important, more than if the Armed Forces of Ukraine had liberated the Luhansk region to the borders before February 24.

The battle of Zaporizhzhia will be very fierce and hard. The Russian Federation builds several lines, deploys significant manpower resources. As if trying to create a "human shield" in each of the settlements in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region.

8) That is why the battle in Zaporizhzhia will be very fierce and hard. The Russian Federation builds several lines and deploys significant manpower resources. As if trying to create a "human shield" in each of the settlements in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region.

That is why, as I noted earlier, there is a high probability that the Ukrainian forces will have to spend a lot of time and resources on taking Russian defence nodes.

This means that the exit of Ukrainian troops to the Sea of Azov, the liberation of Zaporizhzhia and the left-bank part of the Kherson region are possible before the beginning of spring or until its middle. It is possible that this will happen in 2 stages.

9) Breaking the "passive" Russian defence in the Zaporizhzhia region will be carried out through a combination of 2-3 offensive operations.

Volodymyr Volia, site.ua