My understanding is that they are based there, so the whole leadership of the unit would be smack bang entrenched to the max in town.
I think some detachments from Azov were operating just North of Lugansk, so they have been trapped there since day 2 of the operation.
Vostock battalion (Donetsk) are taking the East - and Russians Marines (I think) are heading in from the West. I would assume Chechens would be used to go in and take them out, but I dont know. Havent heard anything about that.
I remember watching all this in 2015, where Azov first became famous for their battlefield actions. The whole time there were operating out of Mariopol. There was a point where Mariopol got close to being surrounded, but Azov managed to hang in there and restore control of the region.
That was against "irregulars' from Donetsk though (with a bit of Russian help possibly)
Its going to be an "interesting" fight this time.
I have no way of knowing, but from what Ive seen, there are a mix of capablities within Azov. Everything from regular gangsters with no real use on the battlefield, through to hardcore mercs / ex FFL sort of thing.
I think its fair to assume that the Russians dont want this little battle to drag on for too long. They might just go full Berlin on this one - they know it works. That means take one building block at a time - just wheel up the TOS-1 heavy flamethrowers and delete the entire building and all its contents. Remove Mariopol from the map.
Give civilians a chance to evacuate then all that's left are combatants. Yes. Get it over with fast. Just watched a video of the tos-1. Not so much a flame thrower. More like a rocket launcher/artillery piece that Eliminates the need for HE and then incendiary. It's the whole package in one boom.
Yeah, its called a "Heavy Flamethrower" in Russian service, but we would call it a Multiple Rocket Launcher. Goes far, big boom. Not the most "precision" weapon, but great for deleting something off the map.
I think they have left open escape corridors and given civvies 48hrs to clear out ? They seem to be doing that everywhere else.
Its Mariopol though where those video have leaked that show people trying to leave town getting pulled over and kidnapped / shot
My understanding is that they are based there, so the whole leadership of the unit would be smack bang entrenched to the max in town.
I think some detachments from Azov were operating just North of Lugansk, so they have been trapped there since day 2 of the operation.
Vostock battalion (Donetsk) are taking the East - and Russians Marines (I think) are heading in from the West. I would assume Chechens would be used to go in and take them out, but I dont know. Havent heard anything about that.
I remember watching all this in 2015, where Azov first became famous for their battlefield actions. The whole time there were operating out of Mariopol. There was a point where Mariopol got close to being surrounded, but Azov managed to hang in there and restore control of the region.
That was against "irregulars' from Donetsk though (with a bit of Russian help possibly)
Its going to be an "interesting" fight this time.
I have no way of knowing, but from what Ive seen, there are a mix of capablities within Azov. Everything from regular gangsters with no real use on the battlefield, through to hardcore mercs / ex FFL sort of thing.
I think its fair to assume that the Russians dont want this little battle to drag on for too long. They might just go full Berlin on this one - they know it works. That means take one building block at a time - just wheel up the TOS-1 heavy flamethrowers and delete the entire building and all its contents. Remove Mariopol from the map.
Lets see how it pans out
Give civilians a chance to evacuate then all that's left are combatants. Yes. Get it over with fast. Just watched a video of the tos-1. Not so much a flame thrower. More like a rocket launcher/artillery piece that Eliminates the need for HE and then incendiary. It's the whole package in one boom.
Yeah, its called a "Heavy Flamethrower" in Russian service, but we would call it a Multiple Rocket Launcher. Goes far, big boom. Not the most "precision" weapon, but great for deleting something off the map.
I think they have left open escape corridors and given civvies 48hrs to clear out ? They seem to be doing that everywhere else.
Its Mariopol though where those video have leaked that show people trying to leave town getting pulled over and kidnapped / shot