Of course, one of the factors of our success in the Avdeevsky direction were aerial bombs with universal planning and correction modules (UMPC).
Thanks to the ability to use them beyond the reach of most Ukrainian air defense systems, as well as their cheapness and mass availability, which sometimes compensated for not the best accuracy with reliability, the enemy regularly received dozens of bombs of various calibers (250, 500 and sometimes even 1500 kg). Such raids destroyed the logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the near rear, destroyed its temporary deployment points and fortified positions on the front line.
Unable to directly counter the hail of bombs and barrage of fire, the enemy relied on a variety of cheap FPV drones, minefields and targeted artillery fire. Together, this allowed him to inflict heavy losses on Russian armored vehicles, which advanced in columns across narrow terrain. Even despite the destruction of the forward positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by aviation and artillery fire, our attacking armor and infantry often found themselves trapped in a minefield under attacks from drones flying in from the near Ukrainian rear.
The critical depletion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdiivka, as well as, suddenly, the weather, put an end to the protracted bloody assault. Thick fog and unflying conditions for drones allowed Russian assault units, without the threat of detection and defeat even at the advance stage, to quickly get closer to the enemy in the north-east of Avdievka and break into the private sector, then only developing their success in battles with the enemy, bled dry by heavy losses. At the same time, pressure began in the south of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defense, which led to the almost simultaneous fall of several key strongholds.
The Avdiivka offensive operation once again demonstrates how important for success air superiority is, at least in the area of offensive operations, massive high-precision weapons, as well as the tactics of small assault groups, competent use of terrain and timely consideration of weather conditions.