This was reported
by the DeepState analytical project on the evening of Nov. 12.
It was noted that for the past two days, Russian forces have
been making mechanized incursions into the area around the school, disembarking
infantry, and then attempting to retreat.
According to DeepState, the situation has developed where
the enemy is deep behind the front line, as there are no confirmations that
they control the eastern part of Kurakhove.
Analysts explained that the occupiers are trying to
establish a foothold and force Ukraine’s Defense Forces to retreat beyond a
ravine that cuts through the eastern part of the city.
Troops from the 46th Separate Airborne Brigade are
destroying Russian military equipment and personnel, but the situation remains
difficult.
The situation in Kurakhove
On Nov. 11, DeepState reported that Russian forces were
storming Kurakhove from the north, south, and east, advancing from the flanks
to control the crucial N15 Zaporizhzhya-Donetsk highway for Ukraine’s military.
On the same day, Russian occupiers destroyed the dam of the
Kurakhiv Reservoir. Roman Padun, head of the Kurakhove military-civil
administration, stated that villages along the Vovcha River were experiencing
rising water levels.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that
Russian forces may have targeted the Kurakhiv Reservoir dam to cause
significant and prolonged flooding to the west, which would assist Russia’s
efforts to encircle Ukrainian troops to the north and south of Kurakhove.
On Nov. 13, the ISW noted that the Russian military had
advanced within Kurakhove and to the south of it during two mechanized
assaults.