01 Jul: AGAINST ALL ODDS. 4 Ukrainian Fighters PULL OFF AN UNBELIEVABLE OPERATION | War in Ukraine

TL;DR: The video focuses on the battles in the Rostov region. Ukrainian forces have successfully breached the last line of defense in front of Rostov, despite intense Russian resistance. The video highlights the strategic use of continuous assaults, infantry, artillery, and ambush tactics by the Ukrainians.

Key Point Summary:

• Ukrainian forces have confirmed that they have breached the last line of defense in front of Rostov, with Russian forces now only having the settlement itself to rely on.
• Ukrainian 47th Mechanized Brigade released combat footage showing how they managed to push through despite intense Russian resistance. The best tactic found was continuous assaults, preparing for at least 36 hours of virtually non-stop operations.

• Ukrainians mostly rely on infantry for assaults, often crawling into Russian positions and ambushing Russians in their own trenches.
• The Ukrainian assault units successfully took Russian positions after 8 hours of operation and immediately started preparing to move further.
• When the Russians launched a counter-attack to recapture the positions they had lost, Ukrainians communicated the coordinates and another group of Ukrainians engaged the Russians. The Russian mechanized assault was rebuffed.
• The Ukrainian assault unit was forced to conduct defensive operations due to the intensified gunfire and artillery strikes from the Russians. The commander decided to eliminate the threat by opening fire and using everything they had.
• The commander, Valerie Marcos, led a group of four people to crawl into the dark towards enemy positions under constant machine gun and artillery fire and successfully ambushed the Russians.
• The operation was successful, and Ukrainians wrecked Russian plans and took the positions they initially planned to take.
• Despite visible exhaustion, the commander said they were already set to storm the next Russian positions on the line. His unit cleared multiple kilometers of three lines and opened access to the main Russian stronghold.