In the area of Severodonetsk, battles continue and in the coming months the forcing of the rivers, in all likelihood, will become one of the most important determining factors during the war. This is stated in the daily report of British intelligence.
It is noted that the key 90-kilometer central section of the Russian front line in the Donbass lies to the west of the Seversky Donets River.
“In order to achieve success at the current operational stage of the offensive on the Donbass of Russia, you will either have to carry out ambitious flanking actions, or conduct assault forcing rivers,” the report says.
It is also reported that Ukrainian forces often managed to destroy the bridges before the retreat, while Russia tried to establish complex coordination necessary for successful large -scale crossings over the rivers under the shelling.