Thread by @AndrewPerpetua

My daily update! #ukrdailyupdate
It is late because I got distracted (I actually finished it like 6 hours ago!)

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The Kharkiv area: Russia attempted to attack Dementiivka from the north west today, and it ended with their assault group taking significant losses (1). They also pushed a recon team into Borshchova (2).

South east of Kharkiv, in Chuhuiv Russians bombed a theatre where people were hiding in the basement in a bomb shelter.

The Slovyansk area: Russians were defeated in yet another attack on Bohorodychne (3).

Here you can see what happens to Russians in Bohorodychne.

In the Siversk area: Russia finally captured Berestove, which Ukraine had abandoned days ago. They then pushed an attack up from Berestove towards Ivano-Darivka (6) and down from Verkhnokamyanka towards Ivano-Darivka (4). Both attacks were repelled.

Russia also tried to push through the final defenses of Spirne (5), and were repelled.

The Bakhmut area: Russia has shifted their focus from failing to attack Soledar to attacking Bakhmutske (7). Fighting is ongoing. The Wagner terrorist mercenaries are attacking Pokrovske from the south (9) and east (8) and they are making small but steady progress.

The Wagner mercenaries have established a strong foothold in the southern portion of Pokrovske, and about half of the town is now contested. This is the heaviest fighting currently going on in Ukraine.

The Vuhlehirsk area: This area has a lot going on, and some of the descriptions of the fighting are confusing. From what I can tell, Ukraine has lost all of the areas on the east of the power plant (11,12). And they have lost some parts of the plant itself (10).

However, they retain overall control over the plant, for the time being.

In Novoluhanske, there are many conflicting reports. Some say Ukraine still holds the entire town, others say they are withdrawing or possibly have fully withdrawn.

I do not know how to interpret that situation, so for the moment I have labelled Novoluhanske as contested. Russia is attacking Novoluhanske (13,14), and personally I think it is likely they will have full control over this town and the power plant in the next few days.

I do not have any particular news from the battles going on in any other part of the battlefield. There is a news blackout in Kherson, and not very much seemed to have happened in the southern part of the Donetsk oblast or in Zaporizhzhe oblast. At least beyond shelling.

I do have one completely bizarre piece of news. It is so bizarre I tend to believe it cannot possibly be true. There are rumors that Russia is building a pontoon bridge directly underneath the Antonovskiy Bridge. This is weird to a point where I'm lost for words.