News keeps coming in from different sources that 🇷🇺 defensive positions around #Chornobivka and airport are under constant artillery fire since juli 2nd. FIRMS data seem to indicate that on 2nd area's just west of the airport where struck.
FIRMS data showing a large field burned can be seen on Sentinel images from 3rd juli. On the 3rd of juli FIRMS indicates targets at the edge of the airport on highway M14 seem to be struck. 🇷🇺 forces presumably fell back here from prev. defensive positions 3 km out.
These previous defenses where taken up after defenses @ #Klapaya were severly struck on 15 till 19th of june. After these strikes they fell back 4 km to positions just 3 km from the airport these were subsequently hit on 29th june leading to their withdrawel to the airports edge
At this day there is FIRMS data indicating shelling just south of #Zorivka 8 km NW of the airport. Conclusion can be that 🇺🇦 artillery is closing in on #Kherson but it's too early to tell when and if an assualt on the airport & city will take place.
#Kherson western front update. After my last update friday there has been significant action by 🇺🇦 forces. Where i said #Pravdyne was contested today it's confirmed. liberated by 126th TDF subsequently #Myrne was also liberated. This is the situation IMO.
🇷🇺 forces where forced to retreat toward #sofiivka & #Tomynabalka to avoid being encircled. A large number of vehicles and personel where destroyed during heavy artillery fire on retreating forces. FIRMS shows alot of fires along this route. 🇷🇺 positions @ #Doslidne got hit hard.
According to sources on the ground #Stanislav has been liberated since friday after 🇷🇺 forces fell back to defensive positions W of #Shyrokabalka. 28th Mech & 136th Marines are containing 🇷🇺 forces & trying to encircle them by moving toward #Tomynabalka cutting of escape routes.
#Kherson front region update 🧵 10 days since last update. Blackout by 🇺🇦 not much info came out of this area.But i will try to explain.Some info can't be shared,hope you understand Here the situation as of 29th. IMO.
#Oleksandrivka area, according to my source in the area 🇺🇦 forces mainly 137th MC and SOF conducted operations and liberated #Stanislav. Mopping op. ongoing in area to the east. 🇷🇺 forces (DPR & VDV) fell back to #Shyrokabalka and will setup defenses near #Tomynabalka.
Toward #Pravdyne 🇷🇺 counter attacked and took up defensive position on the W/SW side. 🇺🇦 forces are attacking daily with drone assisted M777's and MLRS.
Active in this area is the 126TH TDF & SOF recon (See 🧵 ⬇️) north #StepovaDolyna is liberated.
New update on the situation on the western side of the #Kherson front. 🇺🇦 forces have made some progress in certain parts of the front, 🇷🇺 forces launched counter attacks around #Pravdyne & #kyselivka. 🇺🇦 took ground direction of #Ivanivka More info read 🧵
Direction of #Oleksandrivka 🇺🇦 have consolditated their positions and have moved on the open ground between #Pravdyne & the #Stanislav pocket towards #Tomynabalka. According to sources clashes occured 5 km. west of town where 🇷🇺 troops are dug in. FIRM data seems to confirm this.
Further more 🇺🇦 forces are conducting attacks on an area north of #Stanislav where remaining VDV units are trying to hold the advance and keep coastal road T1501 open for re-supply. A push from #Oleksandrivka toward #Stanislav however is expected to happen within a few days.
Another update 🧵 for the situation which is developing on the western side of the #Kherson front. 🇺🇦 Forces have been making progress in almost all area's of this front and they are about 10 km from #Kherson city. More info read 🧵
Previously 🇷🇺 occupied towns #Oleksandrivka, #Soldatske, #Myrne seem to be liberated and mop up operations are ongoing in these area's. Also 🇺🇦 forces have reached #Tomnyabalka and are squizing 🇷🇺 troops in the #Stanislav pocket cutting supply routes south of #Tomnyabalka.
Troops caught in the #Stanislav pocket consist of LPR/DNR conscript troops,VDV units & photo's on social media show units of the 22 Guards Spetznas transferred to the area after fighting @ #Mariupol. Source confirms VDV snipers 5 km north of #Shyrokabalka engaged by 🇺🇦artillery.