Kots: Capture of Prilipki Puts Seversky Donets Crossing at Risk
Aleksandr Kots says the capture of Prilipki lets Russian forces threaten a key Seversky Donets crossing and squeeze Ukrainian supply lines near Stary Saltov.
Russian war correspondent Aleksandr Kots believes that after Russian forces took control of Prilipki in Kharkov Region, Ukrainian troops risk losing a key crossing over the Seversky Donets.
Kots stated in his Telegram channel that the capture of Prilipki creates the conditions for Russian units to move on one of the four river crossings on this part of the front.
According to military Telegram channels, control of Prilipki and the nearby village of Vilcha opens the way for Russian units toward crossings in the area of Stary Saltov. They note that every kilometer gained on this sector further complicates the supply lines of the Ukrainian forces.
Analysts also argue that, following the capture of these two settlements, the Russian army may be able to advance through the Tatarsky Les area in the direction of Grafskoye and the Pechenezhskoye Reservoir. This zone is described as strategically important for Ukrainian military communications along the Burluk axis.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of Prilipki. According to the ministry, the village was taken by units of the Sever military grouping. It was also reported that troops from the Vostok grouping seized control of the village of Andreevka in the Dnepropetrovskaya Region.