Thread by @HeliosRunner

1/ Map Update #UkraineMap #Russian, launched an offensive to storm different small cities in the " #Severodonetsk direction, russian enemy fired on the positions of the Defense Forces along the entire line of contact with mortars and artillery, concentrating efforts in the... /

2/ direction of the settlements of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk. #Russian enemy conducted offensive and assault operations in the areas of Oskolonivka, Purdivka, Shchedryshcheve and Smolyaninove. The offensive was repulsed, russian enemy suffered losses and was forced to .../

3/ retreat to the old positions." Gen Staff Morning report 22 Mai 2022

Note. #Russians seems to have focused their main battle as for now on the #Popasna area but r "stuck" here simply because of the #Borova small river on one side and the #Yerik river and swamps/forest .../

4/ with small roads on East side.
Also Russians do not seems to have enough special forces/adequate materials to conduct these kind of operations in all the diff areas at the same time.
last point : it helps to have a better view of the front line in the area.
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5/ reminder

6/ Latest UK MoD assessment of Russia war in #Ukraine. believes that the presence of the BMPT Terminators seen around #Severodonetsk indicate that #Russia’s number 1 priority right now is the capture of Severodonetsk and securing the entirety of #Luhansk Oblast.
not done yet!

7/ The BMPT Terminator was developed following #Russian equipment losses in dif wars like Chechen War, where it was learned that tanks needed an armored anti-personnel vehicle to escort them in dense suburb areas full of men w ATGMs.
but no good in the swamp and to crawl rivers.