The Russians had qualitative superiority in the level of training but the UKR were well armed and had the potential to do a lot of damage. So the Russians got to work suppressing the UKR rear echelon both reserves and more important combat support arms . VSU artillery is very good but the Russians made use of long range fires and importantly suicide drones to destroy UKR artillery pieces in pinpoint strikes. They also targeted UKR units resting or moving in to reinforce. A compilation of this can be seen above thanks to our partners at Rybar. As you can see this is a mix of destroyed UKR equipment - tanks, APCs, and most importantly artillery. Without artillery support, the UKR could not suppress Russian supply and support lines leading from their main lines to Pavlovka. Without artillery support, the VSU could not call fire support to suppress Russian attacks, while the Russians used artillery and suicide drones on VSU positions in the village. This was a gruelling process as the UKR did not give up. Neither did the Russians. Then things got controversial. (4)