Thread by @georgewbarros

Ukraine has almost expelled Russian forces on the east side of Kharkiv City from northern Kharkiv Oblast.

Ukraine's General Staff confirmed reports that Ukrainian forces are in Ternova, less than 2 miles from the international border. A thread on map updates for @TheStudyofWar.

https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1525214790402064385

1. We extended Ukrainian counteroffensives to Petrivka and Ternova in Kharkiv Oblast given the Ukrainian General Staff report of 1800 May 13 stated that Russian forces fired on Ukrainian positions in these areas. (Source: facebook.com/GeneralStaff.u…)

This is the first official claim we've observed to substantiate previous reports that Ukrainian forces retook Ternova and Petrivka.

2. We recessed Russian assessed control of terrain in north Kharkiv Oblast given the new confirmed Ukrainian positions in Petrivka and Ternova. We recessed it to Vesele in Kharkiv Oblast given the Ukrainian general Staff report of 0600 May 13 stated that Russian forces did not...

conduct offensive operations in the direction of Kharkiv City but focused main efforts on preventing Ukrainian advances toward Vesele. (Source: facebook.com/GeneralStaff.u…)

It's worth noting that Russian positions inside Vesele are outside of the 25 kilometer effective range for Russian tube artillery to strike Kharkiv City.

3. We expanded assessed Russian advance to the outskirts of Zolote and Hirske in Luhansk Oblast given Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai stated that Russian forces attempted attack these settlements. (Sources: t.me/luhanskaVTSA/2…; t.me/luhanskaVTSA/2…)

4. We expanded assessed Russian advance in Neskuchne in Donetsk Oblast after social media users geolocating Russian forces there. (S/o to @GeoConfirmed) (Source:

https://twitter.com/GeoConfirmed/status/1525102312003358722

)

5. We slightly expanded assessed Russian advances and control in Mariupol north of the Azovstal factory after social media users geolocated Russian forces there. Sources:

https://twitter.com/zcjbrooker/status/1524787602599170054

; t.me/swodki/94113

End - Have a great weekend, all!