Thread by @AndrewPerpetua

Kinda a halfassed daily update today because I'm busy with other stuff. If you would like to view the map, here is the link: google.com/maps/d/u/0/edi…

I spent a bunch of time today trying to find where artillery is landing around Kharkiv. Just in the front lines, I ignored the city and the more rear areas. There were some areas that had, ahem, clouds. So.

I did the same around the Slovyansk area. All the areas that didn't have clouds, anyway. Russia is trying to establish total control over Bohorodychne, but they have been unable to achieve this.

There were rumors of Ukraine trying to push an attack across the river east of Bohorodychne and the attacking having failed. However, I cannot understand why Ukraine would do this?

The Siversk area: The area of control around Bilohorivka, Hryhorivka, and Verkhnokamyanske are all confusing to me. I believe Verkhnokamyanske is a no-mans land. I didn't have as much time to place arty markers in this area because I focus on Kharkiv.

The north of Bakhmut area: Relentless Ukrainian artillery fire is stopping Russian attacks. Russians are trying to attack Spirne, Nahirne, Bilohorivka, and Yakovlivka. The Yakovlivka attack might be doing the best, but the other three were driven off by artillery.

The Bakhmut area: Russians are trying to attack Soledar, but they are stuck fighting around the Gypsum mine and suffering Ukrainian artillery hits. I've heard no news about them attacking towards Pokrovske, they may have decided it was hopeless and turned north.

The south of Bakhmut area: Russian infantry in this area are reportedly low in numbers (according to Russian sources), and they have been awaiting reinforcements for weeks. Maybe they have gotten these reinforcements, I am not sure.

The Russians are attempting the same attacks day after day, they keep attacking the same locations from the same angles. Towards Vershyna, towards the power plant, towards Kodema. And every day they suffer losses, and Ukraine keeps reinforcing the positions.

South of Donetsk: The news here I find somewhat confusing. Firstly, this area of the battlefield I know the least about. Full stop. I am not even really sure where I draw the front line is the front line. I almost never get updates from here.

A few days ago Russia admitted that Ukraine recaptured Solodke. I regularly read about artillery and air strikes on Ukrainian positions around Volodymyrivka, Mykilske, and Blahodatne, which is why I have the lines drawn this way.

Today, Russia conducted attacks from the direction of Solodke towards Vodyane, and from Volodymyrivka towards Vodyane. So I have drawn these arrows. Supposedly, Russians suffered large casualties and were driven away by Ukrainian artillery.

Furthermore, Russia attack Pavlivka from Yehorivka, which is an attack vector I am much more acquainted with, and they again suffered high casualties and withdrew.

The Kherson/Mykolaiv area, here is an overview of the whole area.

The northern part: Russia is firing artillery and conducting airstrikes around Olhyne, which suggests Ukrainian presence. It appears the strikes are all north of the town, which is logical based upon known Ukrainian positions. We could see Ukraine capture this gray area soon.

The middle of this Kherson area: We see increasing Ukrainian artillery fire. They have been taking out Russian logistics in this area, attacking fortified areas, and presumably using counter artillery fire.

The Mykolaiv/Kherson cities: Russian artillery fire is noticeably lesser. Russia fired 10 missiles into Mykolaiv today, attacking universities and a hospital. It is harder to identify Ukrainian artillery in this region (especially because of cloudy satellite imagery).

Russians are pushing forces and heavy equipment into the area of the nuclear power plant in Enerhodar. This includes hundreds of infantry and Tochka-U ballistic missiles. It is clear they are trying to provoke a Ukrainian attack on the power plant.