Red and Black are #Ukrainian territories that were temporarily occupied by #Russian forces in the East of #Ukraine.
Analysts at "Jomini of the West" were confident that by the beginning of summer the front will run along the blue line in the picture.
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From May to June, the front line changed a bit. Russian troops in the East of Ukraine are gradually advancing. But not as intensely as analysts imagined.
#Russia crossed the Jomini Line only near #Svitlodarsk but did not reach the Izyum-Barvinkove direction.
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Jomini is confident that after reaching this blue line, positional battles will begin. It will be a long and hot summer.
Truly, I don't think that Russians will be able to reach that line 🤔
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The Ukrainian Defense Commander of #Severodonetsk is a Genius 🫡
Every war birth new geniuses and this war is not an exception. I think that for the next 100s of years military people will study #Mariupol and #Severodonetsk's defense.
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The Defense Commander of #Severodonetsk takes into account that Russian forces are bad at street fighting he decided to allow #Russian forces to enter the city.
Why?
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#Russian forces have bigger numbers of people, artillery, and the opportunity to use aviation in that direction.
So, the #Ukrainian commander decided to draw Russian troops into the city and drag them into heavy street combat.
That island was important for #Russia due to controlling it allows Russia to cut access to #Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea and is critical for #Russian landing operations in the #Odesa region(South of #Ukraine).
We already destroyed a bunch of Russian forces and equipment there: starting with Russian warships, anti-aircraft weapons, and ending with a Russian helicopter with paratroopers 🔥
He has a titanium prosthesis instead of his left hand and an artificial right eye - Ilya Samoilenko Heroic Defender of #Mariupol Fortress and one of the #Azov Regiment commanders.
Ilya came to the war in 2015, he was 21 years old. He wants to become a historian. #Azov commander studied at the Faculty of History at #Kyiv National University. He dreams to complete his studies after the War.
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Before the #Russian full-scale invasion in 2022, this Hero of #Mariupol Fortress lost his left arm and right eye during the fighting versus Russian forces in East Ukraine (#Russia invaded #Ukraine in 2014).
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