Pavlovka-Ugledar Report 6-11-22

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Pavlovka straddles the Kashlahach river, so at lower elevation compared to Ugledar, up on commanding heights next to it. Plus, this is mining land, so you have the “terrikon” slag heaps all around, which is where the Ukies position their mortars and such. Hence the “firing cauldron.”

The way to take Pavlovka would have been with overwhelming force, sweep it, sweep west to Perechistovka, take that and cut off western supply, take Vodyanoye to the north, then take Ugledar in horseshoe encirclement (at least), if not outright encirclement. But do everything at once. Not hit one’s head on a brick wall in Pavlovka for a week straight.

For that, you need men. I thought they had concentrated enough, but clearly they had not. In retrospect, should have waited for more troops, but someone really wanted to be the author of the first successful Russian offensive post-Krasny Liman. Some idiot.

GB / @Slavyangrad

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