Just in one night, the outer defensive line of Astrakhan was breached by the enemy, beyond everyone's expectations.
Fortunately, the situation didn't turn out as bad as it seemed.
To break through this line, the Western Group paid an extremely heavy price.
After dawn, the Air Force dispatched reconnaissance aircraft for a full-scale reconnaissance of the eastern bank of the Volga River front line.
The Western Group not only deployed 3 armored brigades but also 1 artillery brigade, 1 rocket artillery battalion, and at least 3 battalion-level low-altitude assault forces.
The total strength involved exceeded 18,000 personnel, and the various types of main battle weapons used were innumerable.
Among them, just the main battle tanks exceeded 500 units.
Near the main position at the eastern end of the defensive line alone, there were nearly 100 wrecks of T-series main battle tanks, and more tank wrecks near the main position at the western end.
