Ex-colonel GRU and the commander of the separatists from Donbass Igor Strelkov (Girkin) confirmed the success of the Ukrainian army in the Kharkov region.
He stated that the fighters of the LDNR, as well as the Russian Guard failed to keep their positions, as they were poorly armed and did not know how to use the means of fire defeat at their disposal.
“As of yesterday evening, the enemy managed to take the Balakli garrison in an operational environment, capturing N.P. Volokhov Yar and Rustovka,” he wrote.
Igor Strelkov noted that his sources, in addition to the non -teaching of the Rosgvardeis, also noted the exceptional caution of the actions of Russian aviation, which preferred to fire against the enemy from the highest possible distances, which significantly affected the effectiveness of the blows.
“The sources noted the outstanding audit of enemy attacks -” from the armor and wheels “seized positions, bursting at them at high speeds directly on armor and other technology, as a result of which the artillery lost the possibility of striking the enemy on the approach to our positions” – he wrote.