๐งต on ๐บ๐ฆ offensive actions on #Snihurivka in the #Mikolaev region.First an introduction to the strategic importance of this town. 1. Located on the bend of the river #Inhulets. 2. 2 bridges 3. Railway hub #Kherson - #Zaporizhzhia - #Mykolayiv regions.
๐ท๐บ forces occupied #Snuhurivka after heavy shelling on 19-3-2022.
Directly they started building heavy defensive lines N & W of town . ๐บ๐ฆ forces held the surrounding towns to the North & West. Defensive works consisted mainly of trenches and dug in armour positions.
According to local sources early morning of the 3th of juli ๐บ๐ฆ forces started to move from W, N & NW toward #Blahodatne.๐บ๐ฆ forces been prepping the BF by targetting defenses around this town from the 1st of juli forcing ๐ท๐บ to fall back to defenses @ #Novopetrivka & #Lyubine
After liberating #Blahodatne ๐บ๐ฆ forces started to shift their focus toward #Snihurivka. Shelling started early 3th of juli on ๐ท๐บ positions W/N/NW of town. FIRMS data indicates heavy shelling on 5 position to the W/N destroying multiple vehicles and bunkers.
West positions 1 & 2 the most forward positions between #Novopetrivka and #Snihurivka where 2nd line was hidden behind a natural barrier in the landscape. Where hit by ๐บ๐ฆ shelling resulting in the destruction of at least one vehicle and multiple def. positions (#Sentinel images)
Simultaniously position 3 NW was hit these defense concentrated around road T1508 from #Shyroke toward #Snihurivka. Unclear is how much damage was done here, only scorged areas can be seen on sat. imagery. This might also be due to ๐ท๐บ artillery firing back at ๐บ๐ฆ forces.
Position 4 is located north of town just above the river bend and railway line.During midday the 3th of juli ๐บ๐ฆ Artillery fire started concentrating on these positions. destroying multiple vehicles, trenches & warehouses.
Position 5 was located NE of town. Both position 4 & 5 were supposedly put there to defend any attack on the bridge just located to the south of these positions. #FIRMS data & #SENTINEL imagery seems to indicate shelling did significant damage to these defensive positions.
After this heavy shelling by mainly the ๐บ๐ฆ 14th mech. Brigade (FIRMS data from 1-5 th of juli shows how this) a significant push against #Snihurivka was to be expected. how ever the push never came. I now believe this was part of a larger plan.
The plan was to diminish ๐ท๐บ offensive/defensive capabillity in this area, disrupt supply routes to & from #Snihurivka & mislead ๐ท๐บ forces that this was the main target. Misinformation about a push/liberation were going around on soc. media for days, even i reported on it.
In my opinion ๐บ๐ฆ used this rouse to pin ๐ท๐บ at the rear of #Snihurivka as a reserve force, while ๐บ๐ฆ 14 mech. Brigade moved south toward #Shmidhove to connect up with 28th Mech. and prepare the grounds for the #Kherson offensive.
๐งต on the warehouse/ammo depot attack @ #NovaKakhovka#Kherson from tonight. ๐บ๐ฆ forces presumable using HIMARS have destroyed a large ammo storage warehouse. According to soc. media sources this was a MLRS rocket storage facility
Using FIRMS data i will try to find more details about the attack. According to the data the first strike took place before 22.21 near location [46.7659233.39619] which seems to be a large recreation center. Fires seems to be concentrated on the NW corner of the complex.
This site seems perfect for AA systems overviewing the river and the dam. On FIRMS there is a 2nd fire detected at the same time in an area to the south. This is located in a residental area. Probably this is the result of shells/rockets overshooting it's objective @ rec. center.
Had a conversation with a dutch guy @delangeleo who was stuck in #Kherson for 4 months during the ๐ท๐บ occupation. He told me in the city there was/is constant partisan activity. During the first couple of weeks this mainly consisted of assisting ๐ท๐บ deserters to cross the lines,
These numbered in the 100's during the first months. This changed later on when at first there started to appear spray painted ๐บ๐ฆ flags & flyers everywhere which the occupiers tried to paint over & remove asap. Also there started to be daily attacks on ๐ท๐บ vehicles & troops.
๐ท๐บ Trucks are getting bombed on a daily basis and ๐ท๐บ soldiers just dissapear and are found dead later on. Strangly the partisans are asking the people not to post these actions on social media.The only reason i can think of not to spread this is to protect the people themselves
News keeps coming in from different sources that ๐ท๐บ 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. ๐ท๐บ 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
#Kherson western front update. After my last update friday there has been significant action by ๐บ๐ฆ 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.
๐ท๐บ 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. ๐ท๐บ positions @ #Doslidne got hit hard.
According to sources on the ground #Stanislav has been liberated since friday after ๐ท๐บ forces fell back to defensive positions W of #Shyrokabalka. 28th Mech & 136th Marines are containing ๐ท๐บ forces & trying to encircle them by moving toward #Tomynabalka cutting of escape routes.
#Kherson front region update ๐งต 10 days since last update. Blackout by ๐บ๐ฆ 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 ๐บ๐ฆ forces mainly 137th MC and SOF conducted operations and liberated #Stanislav. Mopping op. ongoing in area to the east. ๐ท๐บ forces (DPR & VDV) fell back to #Shyrokabalka and will setup defenses near #Tomynabalka.
Toward #Pravdyne ๐ท๐บ counter attacked and took up defensive position on the W/SW side. ๐บ๐ฆ forces are attacking daily with drone assisted M777's and MLRS.
Active in this area is the 126TH TDF & SOF recon (See ๐งต โฌ๏ธ) north #StepovaDolyna is liberated.
New update on the situation on the western side of the #Kherson front. ๐บ๐ฆ forces have made some progress in certain parts of the front, ๐ท๐บ forces launched counter attacks around #Pravdyne & #kyselivka. ๐บ๐ฆ took ground direction of #Ivanivka More info read ๐งต
Direction of #Oleksandrivka ๐บ๐ฆ 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 ๐ท๐บ troops are dug in. FIRM data seems to confirm this.
Further more ๐บ๐ฆ 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.