Southern Cauldron

1.0
Southern Cauldron Version 1.0 was a pocket between south of the Lugansk People's Republic and north of the border to Russia in the civil war in Eastern Ukraine in late summer of 2014. East of Saur-Mogila, it ended in early August with total defeat of the forces supporting the central government and by rumours of the Kiev side and claims of the "Novorussia" side with over 3,000 dead pro-Kiev fighters and "trophies" like the Uragan in the hands of insurgents.

History repeats itself
1st time a tragedy

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Strelkov takes Marinovka; 6,000 Ukraine troops trapped, 3,000 KIA

2.0
The Southern Cauldron 2.0 refers to a Kiev loyalist counter-offensive in early August advancing to the hinterlands of Krasny Luch and being stuck a few days later in a situation where "Novorussian" forces had successfully laid a trap between them and the Russian border, cutting the attackers off from supply.

History repeats itself – farce
2nd time a farce

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Gubarev takes Marinovka; 24th & 51st Brigades trapped – AGAIN!

3.0 – Amrvrosievka Cauldron
Situation on August 27th according to the Donetsk militia. (For the official ATO version, see here.)



NAF breakout sourth on August 24
Screenshot from Military Maps August 24 at 2:25 pm EET



Analysis

 * The Mouse Trap-Battle of Ukraine – Brad Cabana, July 26, 2014
 * Exit Strelkov – enter Zhukov! – Petri Krohn, August 17, 2014
 * Тактика армии ДНР получила высокие оценки военных экспертов (Tactics of DPR army receive high marks from military experts) – Life News, 26 Aug 2014
 * The collapse of the southern front – Colonel Cassad, August 26, 2014

Videos

 * Разбитая под Свердловском украинская техника. 27 июля 2014 г. (Broken Ukrainian armor near Sverdlovsk) – Луганск 24, July 27, 2014
 * Разгром украинской группировки в "Южном котле" (The defeat of the Ukrainian group in the "South boiler") – August 13
 * Репортаж Миусинск последствия боев ополченцев с украинской армией (Report Miusinsk consequences militias fighting with the Ukrainian army) – August 21