30 Nov: WRONG MAP. Entire Column WIPED OUT BY UKRAINIAN AMBUSH. | War in Ukraine Explained

Today there are a lot of important updates from the Chasiv Yar direction.

Here, the battle for main Ukrainian stronghold took a dramatic turn as Russian forces intensified their efforts to establish a foothold on the left bank of the canal. What Russians initially thought was a successful breakthrough quickly unraveled into chaos, with devastating consequences for their troops and mechanized assault groups.

After a three-month campaign, Russian forces established a narrow bridgehead on the west bank of the canal in Chasiv Yar near Kalynivka. Once they gained control of most of Kalynivka and secured the northern flank, they moved into the second phase of their battle plan.

Kalynivka offered several tactical advantages for the Russian forces, including the canal crossing, local houses, and nearby forest. The canal crossing allowed them to deploy troops across with at least some change of survival, avoiding completely suicidal cross-canal attacks within Chasiv Yar. The surviving infantry could also conceal in the houses and forest, gathering reserves for planned wave assaults.

After hundreds of attacks over the months, Russian stormtroopers used forest positions to launch assaults from the north toward Chasiv Yar's Zhovtnevyi district. Artillery and air support tried to soften Ukrainian positions, reducing much of the residential area to ruins. However, the stormtroopers still had to cross a 500-meter open field on foot, leaving them exposed to Ukrainian drones and artillery. These conditions led to highly attritional assaults, with many Russian waves suffering heavy casualties, often with no survivors.

Ukrainian forces in the area recognized this as the logical Russian attack route, being the only way to strike Zhovtnevyi district. They focused artillery fire and drone surveillance on the fields, while also scattering land mines. This created a deadly kill zone, where large groups of Russian stormtroopers were wiped out during their assaults, drastically reducing their survivability and allowing only a few to reach the ruined district of Chasiv Yar.

Russian command launched wave after wave of assaults across the open field, allowing survivors to regroup on the outskirts of the town for more organized attacks. These attack groups targeted the residential district, made up of one-story houses, and were supported by Russian positions in the high-rise buildings of the Kanal district, which provided fire control and a clear view of Ukrainian positions. The combination of high-rise fire control, relentless wave attacks, and airstrikes forced Ukrainian fighters in Zhovtnevyi district to pull back slightly to the west, as their positions became increasingly risky and offered little tactical advantage.

Despite establishing a presence near the canal, Russian forces faced severe logistical challenges. Airstrikes had destroyed much of the local infrastructure, forcing troops to rely on basements that offered no suitable firing positions. The destruction of the only road bridge linking Russian forces across the canal further compounded the issue, preventing supply deliveries. Any logistical support had to cross the same kill zone controlled by Ukrainian artillery and drones. Additionally, Ukrainian drones maintained fire control over the Russian positions, eliminating any forces attempting to move in or out of the basements, while artillery further suppressed them.

Russian commanders overlooked the logistical issues, mistakenly assuming that Russian forces in the basements of the demolished residential district had secured the area and that mechanized assaults could proceed toward the town center. A column of seven BMD-4s, carrying fifty soldiers from specialized airborne units, was deployed along the railway embankment and nearby bridge north of the captured Zhovtnevyi district. However, they quickly found themselves in the Ukrainian kill zone, where Ukrainian strikes destroyed the entire column. Landmines placed by Ukrainians obliterated many vehicles, causing panic and forcing others to halt, making them even easier targets. Ukrainian FPV drones then attacked the advancing remnants, supported by artillery, and the entire Russian column was wiped out before reaching the bridgehead they believed was secure.

Overall, the developments around Chasiv Yar highlight the Russian inability to consolidate control and supply the captured areas adequately, further worsened by the predictability of their attacks, which the Ukrainians managed to exploit. The predictability of their attacks enabled the Ukrainians to estimate their planned routes of attack, destroying their mechanized columns which led to no territorial gains for the Russians in this sector. Ukrainian forces do not let their guards down, even in less active directions like Chasiv Yar, successfully displaying their adaptability and...

[johnkovac]

must be held accountable for their evil

[The_ZeroLine]

Imagine sending BMDs into an area heavily contested by mines, drones and artillery. They can’t even repel 50 cal machine gun fire.

[nevillehoward]

So... Same old Russia, then? Sad for the poor slobs who die for this terrible level of incompetence.

[charlessaint]

They used the wrong maps.
Their ammunition from North Korea fails.
North Korean troops are incompetent to the point they're a liability.
Russian generals lie about their progress.
A quarter of the Black Sea fleet are now damaged, or converted into permanent submarines.
Some Spetznaz units are so stupid, a squad got stuck in a elevator. Another became so confused they shot at their own comrades.
Vehicle crews don't know how their vehicles work. When they run out of the fuel they abandon it.
They've fielded T-54/55 tanks into combat, relics of the 1950s.

Putin, "Everything is going according to plan."

[sinan.]

Russia is the big heavy guy who keeps trying to kick the door down with his strength. Ukraine is the smaller guy with the key to the lock.

[Canoby]

“No survivors” seems to be the new “unfortunately for Russia”

[marlenfras]

Good reporting. Thank you. Strong Ukraine. Strong NATO. Strong Poland. STRONG EUROPE!

[JamesMurphy-rymx]

Seven words or more for the algorithm. Slava Ukraine ! 🇺🇦

[andmos]

My god, its been 2 years. You should expect ANY competent force to have a reliable map of the battle area at this point

[arthurlouis]

Why don't they get rid of the problem ( Putin)?

[odilijude]

Thank you for this update from Reporting from Ukraine and bravo to our great Ukrainean commanders and heroes for their determination and doggedness in this report, it's very encouraging report. I believe in Ukraine and I stand with Ukraine Slava Ukraini greetings from eastern Nigeria

[ristopaasivirta]

Enemy can't predict your movements if you don't know them yourself.

[WhoThisMonkey]

Can you imagine, being yanked from your homes and dragged across to the other side of the globe, only to be ordered to drive directly into the cutting edge of military technology.

I'm a lucker effer being born where I am.

[flyboymb]

That's a costly mistake. Airborne units can't just be conscripted.

[randydawson]

Brilliant Tactics, Progress and Strategy as always by the Ukrainian Soldiers and President Zelensky. The world can see that putin is a Sinking Ship, the only one who hasn't realised this yet is putin the Unhinged Bless Ukraine from the UK.xx

[iangaston]

Love the clear concise reporting, thank you

[CalgarGTX]

I still remember when doomer mass media was saying chasiv yar was gonna fall 1 week after bahkmut and then russians break through the whole front.

The consistent defeatism we have to deal with instead of celebrating a small town still holding 1.5 years later and the enemy having lost hundreds of hardware and thousands of troops in front of it is mind boggling.

[levilewinsky]

Great stuff. Slava Ukraini. Thanks for your frequent uploads.

[SimonCarolynNash]

Thank you for all the information, Best Regards from Australia keep up the great efforts .

[ramblinwes]

Thank you for the coverage! The enforcer channel is like fingernails on a chalkbaord. It's good to have options.