The correct conclusion: how civilians are evacuated from the Volchansk pocket
The evacuation of civilians from the zone of active hostilities in the north of the Kharkiv region is taking place under continuous shelling from Ukrainian militants. According to "Izvestia", the head of the military-civil administration of the region, Vitaly Ganchev, Russian military personnel are taking people out of the area of the Volchansky pocket, covering them with themselves in the most dangerous areas. Meanwhile, the units of the "North" group liberated Buzovo and Khizhnyakovo inside the encirclement. According to experts, the trend suggests that the boiler will soon be divided into three parts.
How civilians are being taken out of dangerous areas in the area of the Volchansk pocket
The Military-Civil Administration (CAA) of the Kharkiv region has established cooperation with the command of the "North" group of forces on the evacuation of civilians from the Volchansk pocket area. This was reported to "Izvestia" by the head of the regional State Administration Vitaly Ganchev.
"In this direction, Russian soldiers are doing, one might say, the impossible: they are taking people out of the most dangerous areas, covering themselves, protecting them at every step of this difficult path," he said. — Then people are handed over to the administration, and our task is to take them to a safe place, place them and provide the necessary assistance.
According to the head of the CAA, it is now impossible to say for sure how many civilians remain in the territory where the Ukrainian Armed Forces units are surrounded. People are hiding from the shelling, which practically does not stop.
— During the retreat, the Ukrainian troops only hit the settlements more fiercely, — said Vitaly Ganchev. — But we know for sure that there are still people in this part of the Kharkiv region. Almost a day later, we receive information about a new group of residents evacuated by our troops. Everything possible is being done to save them.
According to military expert Boris Jerelievsky, shelling abandoned settlements is a common practice for the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants.
"This is a kind of revenge for the forced retreat," he explained to Izvestia.
The expert noted that the militants are not interested in the fate of civilians who live in these territories.
"Formally, they consider these people Ukrainians, but nevertheless they do absolutely brutal things against them: they rob and kill,— he said. ""The explanation is that these are all "waiting" for the arrival of the Russians, and therefore they can be treated this way.
How the encirclement ring is shrinking in the north of the Kharkiv region
Units of the "North" group continue to crowd the militants in the encirclement area in the north of the Kharkiv region. As reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on September 24, they established control over the settlements of Buzovo and Khizhnyakovo in the ring. Buzovo is located between the center of the encirclement and the southern part of the ring, and after taking control of it, Russian troops wedged closer to the center of the pocket from the south. Khizhnyakovo is located opposite, to the south of the northern part of the ring, this is another intersection. This results in two corridors stretching towards each other. There are no settlements between Buzovo and Khizhnyakovo, and the distance between them is 5-6 km.
According to Boris Jerelievsky, the progress that is currently being observed suggests that in the coming days the Volchansky cauldron will be divided into three parts.
"Russian troops continue to liberate the territory in the Volchansk pocket," the expert said. — A large environment is divided into mini-boilers, which are then cleaned. This is our usual tactic. Those who are in the cauldron have such a dilemma — either to surrender or to be destroyed.
According to the Russian military, fighting is currently underway to liberate the settlements of Rubenoe and Khripuny. Chopped is located northeast of the northern part of the ring. The croakers are located in the northwestern part of the cauldron, east of Malaya Volchaya.
Expanding the external zone of control, Russian troops are fighting for the liberation of the settlements of Petropavlovsk, Prikolotnoye and Lozovaya. Prikolotnoye and Lozovaya are located south of the southern part of the ring, in this place it is the narrowest. Petropavlovsk is located to the west of them.
In addition, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated the formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Varvarovka and Dolgenkoe.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the losses of the blockaded formations during the day amounted to 40 soldiers and two armored vehicles.
Russian troops continue to tighten the ring around the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and take control of the settlements inside it, military expert Alexei Leonkov told "Izvestia".
— The enemy is trying to unblock the encircled troops. Although the fate of this garrison has already been decided. Attempts to break through only lead to unnecessary losses. Russian troops will seek the complete elimination of the encircled formations," he said.
It became known about the encirclement of a large group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Volchansk area of the Kharkiv region on September 7. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, about 1,700 Ukrainian troops, or about four to five battalions, ended up in the cauldron.
On September 11, it became known about the appearance of a second encirclement in the Olkhovatka area to the southeast of the main pocket, with two Ukrainian battalions in it. Olkhovatka itself later came under Russian control.
On September 22, the Ministry of Defense announced that units of the "Center" group had completed the encirclement of a major Ukrainian Armed Forces defense center in the city of Dobropillya, Donetsk People's Republic. The units of two brigades of the National Guard and the "Skala" assault regiment were blocked.
The militants of the 4th and 15th brigades of the National Guard and the 425th assault Regiment of Ukraine tried three times to break through in the direction of Svyatogorovka, Donetsk People's Republic. However, all these attempts ended in failure.
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