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Jun 20 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Eastern #Ukraine Update:

Ukrainian sources confirmed that #Russian forces control all of #Severodonetsk except for the #Azot chemical plant, where fights are ongoing on June 20.
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Russian forces focused on maintaining positions to the SE of #Izyum and west of #Lyman but did not make any confirmed advances towards #Slovyansk on June 20. Russian forces remain unlikely to advance on Slovyansk as they concentrate resources on the capture of Luhansk Oblast.
Russian forces continued efforts to interdict Ukrainian lines of communication east of Bakhmut along the T1302 Bakhmut-Lysychansk highway but did not make any confirmed advances on June 20. isw.pub/RusCampaignJun…
Russian troops will likely further intensify artillery attacks east of Bakhmut along the T1302 in order to set conditions for an offensive northward to support the encirclement of Ukrainian troops in Severodonetsk-Lysychansk from the south. isw.pub/RusCampaignJun…

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Jun 18
#Russian forces are continuing to deploy additional forces to support offensive operations in the #Severodonetsk-#Lysychansk area; #Ukrainian defenses remain strong.

Read the latest from @TheStudyofWar and @criticalthreats: isw.pub/RusCampaignJun…
More from June 17:

- Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Russian forces will attack Ukrainian positions near #Donetsk City but reiterated that the new tactic will require additional time during his address at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum.

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- Ukrainian forces are likely conducting a counteroffensive northwest of #Izyum intended to draw Russian forces away from offensive operations toward #Slovyansk and disrupt Russian supply lines and are making minor gains.

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Jun 14
#Russian forces pushed Ukrainian defenders from the center of #Severodonetsk and reportedly destroyed the remaining bridge to #Lysychansk on 6/13, but Ukrainian officials said that Ukrainian forces are not encircled in the city. New w/ @criticalthreats: isw.pub/RusCampaignJun…
More from tonight's assessment, with axis-specific updates to follow:

Kremlin-sponsored outlet Izvestia published and quickly removed an appeal by the First Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration Sergey Kirelenko for Russia to rebuild Donbas on 6/12. (1/3)
Izvestia likely intended to save the article for a later date to set informational conditions for Russian annexation of Donbas and blamed hackers for what they (likely falsely) claimed was a “fake publication.” (2/3)
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Jun 12
#Russian forces continue to struggle with generating additional combat-capable units. Pro-Russian sources are continuing to spread disinformation to sow anxiety and resentment among the #Ukrainian population.

Read today's report: isw.pub/RusCampaignJun…
The UK Ministry of Defense reported on June 12 that Russian forces have been trying to produce more combat units by preparing to deploy third battalion tactical groups (BTGs) from some units over the last few weeks.
The UK MoD further noted that Russian brigades and regiments normally can generate two BTGs; however, doing so leaves the parent units largely hollow shells, as these third BTGs will likely be understaffed and rely on recruits and mobilized reservists.
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Jun 6
Here are today's control-of-terrain maps for #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine from @TheStudyofWar and @criticalthreats, followed by a brief thread on recent changes. (1/4)
We recessed Ukrainian counteroffensives in Severodonetsk that we coded on 6/5 and advanced assessed Russian advance to the city's industrial area near the Azot chemical plant given Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai stated on 6/6 that the situation has "deteriorated." (2/4)
Haidai’s June 6 statement marked a significant change in Haidai’s characterization of the situation in Severodonetsk from June 5, in which he stated that Ukrainian counterattacks recaptured half of the city. (3/4)
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May 31
New: Moscow’s focus on seizing #Severodonetsk (and Donbas) is creating vulnerabilities for Russia in Kherson Oblast, where Ukrainian counter-offensives continue. Ukrainian leadership has apparently wisely avoided matching Putin’s mistaken prioritization. isw.pub/RusCampaignMay…
Sound Ukrainian prioritization of counter-offensive and defensive operations pushed the Russians almost out of artillery range of #Kharkiv City and have stopped the Russian advances from #Izyum—both of which are more important accomplishments than the defense of #Severodonetsk.
Ukrainian forces are now apparently withdrawing from #Severodonetsk rather than fighting to the end—a factor that has allowed the Russians to move into the city relatively rapidly after beginning their full-scale assault.
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May 25
#Russian forces have likely abandoned efforts to complete a single large encirclement of #Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine and are instead attempting to secure smaller encirclements—enabling them to make incremental gains.

Read the full report: isw.pub/RusCampaignMay…
RU forces are likely attempting several simultaneous encirclements of small pockets of UKR forces in Donetsk & Luhansk Oblasts: the broader Severodonetsk area (incl. Rubizhne & Lysychansk), Bakhmut-Lysychansk, around Zolote (NE of Popasna), and UKR fortifications in Avdiivka.
Russian forces have begun steadily advancing efforts in these different encirclements daily but have not achieved any major “breakthroughs” or made major progress towards their stated objectives of securing the Donetsk Oblast borders or seizing all of Donbas.
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