CNN: The War In Ukraine Is Turning Into A Game Of Backgammon
2- 16.11.2025, 15:26
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How fog changes the course of battle.
On the frontline in Ukraine, changing weather has created dangerous conditions, but also opportunities for both sides of the conflict. Despite the fact that the fog limits the use of drones, both sides managed to use this atmospheric phenomenon in their favor. About it writes CNN.
According to DeepState analysts, on November 14, the Russian military took advantage of poor visibility to build a pontoon across the Volchya River in southern Ukraine. Experts noted that the occupiers managed to ferry at least 10 vehicles, which then drove into the village of Dachne.
"The fog is very thick and the enemy forces keep piling up," Ukrainian soldier Stanislav Bunyatov told Telegram.
In the Donetsk region, fog made it difficult for both sides to use drones in Pokrovsk, over which fierce fighting is taking place, and also added an element of randomness to the battlefield.
"Fog in Donbass. It's good to move around in the fog because it's harder for the drones to hit you, but it's hard for us too, and it all turns into some kind of backgammon game on this ground," noted one Ukrainian soldier in the area.
At the same time, military analyst David Ax said the fog has helped a Ukrainian assault regiment conduct raids in recent days in areas of Pokrovsk where Russian invaders are present, "crossing the railroad tracks separating Pokrovsk."
"Shootouts break out in the most unexpected places (especially after fog)," wrote Ukrainian drone operator Evgeny Strokan.
Ukrainians usually use surveillance drones to track the movements of Russian troops, but the weather has prevented this.
"Fog, wind and rain significantly impair drone operations, allowing the Russians to penetrate Ukrainian positions," Michael Coffman, an analyst Michael Coffman who recently visited Ukraine, noted in X on Friday.
The weather has also helped the Russians in the Zaporizhzhya region, where the Russian Defense Ministry said they captured the village of Yablokovo and two other neighboring settlements.
The Ukrainian defenders said there were intense offensive operations and massive artillery shelling by the Russian Federation in some areas of the Zaporizhzhya and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
They added that nearly 40 clashes had taken place over the past 24 hours, resulting in "enemy losses of nearly 300 people and 58 vehicles."
The Ukrainian fighters also said that AFU units had been withdrawn from one village in Zaporizhzhya "to positions more favorable for defense."
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