NEW | #Russian forces did not make any significant advances anywhere in #Ukraine on May 11, and Ukrainian forces took further ground northeast of #Kharkiv. Read today’s update from CTP and @TheStudyofWar: criticalthreats.org/analysis/russi…
The #Ukrainian counteroffensive north of #Kharkiv City has forced #Russian troops onto the defensive and has successfully alleviated artillery pressure on Kharkiv City.
#Russian forces continued efforts to encircle #Ukrainian positions in the #Severodonetsk-#Rubizhne-#Lysychansk area but did not make any confirmed advances.
#Russian forces continued to conduct ground attacks against #Ukrainian positions in the #Azovstal Steel Plant with the support of air and artillery strikes on May 11.
#Russian forces are attempting to consolidate their positions in western #Kherson Oblast to push into #Mykolaiv Oblast.
The situation in #Transnistria remains tense but unchanged.

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May 12
NEW | #Russian forces may be abandoning efforts at a wide encirclement of Ukrainian troops along the #Izyum-#Slovyansk-#Debaltseve line in favor of shallower encirclements of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk. Read today’s update from CTP and @TheStudyofWar. criticalthreats.org/analysis/russi… Image
It is unclear if #Russian forces can encircle, let alone capture, #Severodonetsk and #Lysychansk even if they focus their efforts on that much-reduced objective. Image
The #Ukrainian counteroffensive around #Kharkiv is also forcing the #Russian command to make hard choices, as it was likely intended to do. Image
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May 11
NEW | The #Ukrainian counteroffensive north of #Kharkiv City continued to successfully push Russian forces toward the #Russia-#Ukraine border on May 10. Read today’s update from @criticalthreats and @TheStudyofWar. criticalthreats.org/analysis/russi…
The #Ukrainian counteroffensive in northern #Kharkiv took further ground and have possibly closed to within 10km of the #Russian border.
#Russian and #Ukrainian troops clashed on the line of contact between #Kherson and #Mykolaiv Oblasts but neither side made any confirmed advances on May 10.
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May 9
NEW | #Russian troops in Ukraine continue to display low morale and poor discipline as fighting in many areas has stalled out against #Ukrainian resistance. Read today’s update from CTP and @TheStudyofWar: criticalthreats.org/analysis/russi… Image
#Russian forces continued to conduct artillery strikes and assaults against #Ukrainian defenders in the Azovstal Steel Plant in #Mariupol. Image
#Russia may change the status of the #Donetsk and #Luhansk People’s Republics, possibly by merging them into a single “Donbas Republic” and/or by annexing them directly to Russia. Image
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Apr 7
NEW #Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: Russian forces are setting conditions for a major offensive in eastern #Ukraine in the coming days. Read today’s update from CTP and @TheStudyofWar: criticalthreats.org/analysis/russi…
#Russian proxy forces claimed to have captured central #Mariupol on April 7, but #Ukrainian forces retain positions in the southwest of the city.
#Ukrainian forces continued to repel limited #Russian and proxy attacks in #Donetsk and #Luhansk Oblasts on April 7.
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Apr 6
NEW #Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: Russian forces continued to redeploy forces to the Izyum-Slovyansk axis and eastern #Ukraine and did not secure any major advances. Read today’s update from CTP and @TheStudyofWar: criticalthreats.org/analysis/russi…
#Russian forces with heavy air and artillery support continued assaults on #Ukrainian positions in #Mariupol in the past 24 hours.
#Russian forces may be preparing for a larger offensive in #Donetsk and #Luhansk Oblasts in the coming days, but are unlikely to generate the combat power necessary to break through #Ukrainian defenses in continuing frontal assaults.
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Apr 5
NEW #Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: Russian forces continued to reposition to continue their invasion in eastern and southern #Ukraine, having abandoned the attack on #Kyiv. Read today’s update from CTP and @TheStudyofWar: criticalthreats.org/analysis/russi… Image
#Russia has largely completed their withdrawal from the #Kyiv area and are reportedly redeploying some of the withdrawn combat forces from #Belarus to Russia. Image
The Battle of #Mariupol continues, with #Russian forces continuing to pound the city using artillery and airpower. #Ukrainian forces appear to be sustaining organized resistance in parts of the city. Image
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