Thread by @AndrewPerpetua

My daily update! #ukrdailyupdate

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The Kharkiv area had lots of shelling and minor fighting along the front lines.

In the Izyum area, Russia attacked in the direction of Karnaukhivka from Petropillya (1). They made no progress and returned to their original positions. Russians claim there is fighting in the outskirts of Kopyanky, which suggests a Ukrainian attack (2).

The Siversk area had lots of shelling.

The fighting in Soledar was primarily in the east (3). Ukraine is heavily shelling the Knauf Gips plant. The concentration of fire suggests Russia has not moved much in the past 17 days. Maybe one or two blocks at most.

There is ongoing fighting in Bakhmutske (4).

Russia is attacking Bakhmut (5). I marked the three primary Ukrainian fortified positions with the blue gatehouse icons.

There is ongoing fighting in Kodema (6). Russia has not made any progress.

Ukraine repelled a Russian attack in the direction of Nevelske (7). There is ongoing fighting in Marinka (8).

Zaporizhzhia is home to many artillery duels and a whole lot of shelling. The region had three significant explosions. From left to right: Novobohdanivka (Russian HQ), Chernhivka, and Verkhnii Tokmak Pershyi.

Locals noted that Russia lost equipment in Chernhivka and Verkhnii Tokmak Pershyi and say Russians withdrew some equipment in the aftermath. Ukrainian partisans identified the targets and relayed them to Ukrainian forces.

In Berdyansk, Oleksandr Kolesnikov, a Russian collaborator, was assassinated by a car bomb. Russians were quick to call this a terrorist attack but had no comment about what happened to Ihor Poznyanskyi.

Poznyanskyi is a Russian collaborator from Pidlyman in Kharkiv oblast. He has not been seen or heard from since the Russians put a bag over his head, put him in the back of a vehicle, and drove away.

Speaking of terrorism, Russian artillery shelled Kamyanka, a town under their occupation in Zaporizhzhia, from Vershyna, around 20km to the east. The shelling destroyed several buildings.

In the Kherson/Mykolaiv area, Russian forces have moved a few kilometers toward Pervomaiske from Blahodatne (9). I do not think Russia has a realistic chance of capturing Pervomaiske, but apparently, they might be interested in trying.

Today, Ukraine hit the Antonovskyi Bridge (A) and the Kakhovka bridge (B) with HIMARS. Many Russians died on the Kahovka bridge in this attack. Both bridges are now impassable, although Russia will continue attempts to repair them.

Ukraine also declared fire control over the Darivka bridge (C).

Tonight, Ukraine flew drones into Novoozern and Sevastopol. They may have flown more drones in the time it took to write this. Ukraine appears to be mapping Russia's air defense network and its response times in preparation for future attacks.

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