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๐Ÿงต on ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 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.

#OSINT #SlavaUkraรฏni
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ forces occupied #Snuhurivka after heavy shelling on 19-3-2022.
Directly they started building heavy defensive lines N & W of town . ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 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 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ forces started to move from W, N & NW toward #Blahodatne.๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ forces been prepping the BF by targetting defenses around this town from the 1st of juli forcing ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ to fall back to defenses @ #Novopetrivka & #Lyubine
After liberating #Blahodatne ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ forces started to shift their focus toward #Snihurivka. Shelling started early 3th of juli on ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ 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 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 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 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ artillery firing back at ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ forces.
Position 4 is located north of town just above the river bend and railway line.During midday the 3th of juli ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 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 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 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 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ offensive/defensive capabillity in this area, disrupt supply routes to & from #Snihurivka & mislead ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ 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 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ used this rouse to pin ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ at the rear of #Snihurivka as a reserve force, while ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 14 mech. Brigade moved south toward #Shmidhove to connect up with 28th Mech. and prepare the grounds for the #Kherson offensive.

@DefMon3 @SCondista @WarMonitor3 @ukraine_map

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๐Ÿงต on the warehouse/ammo depot attack @ #NovaKakhovka #Kherson from tonight. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ forces presumable using HIMARS have destroyed a large ammo storage warehouse. According to soc. media sources this was a MLRS rocket storage facility

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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.
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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. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ forces presumably fell back here from prev. defensive positions 3 km out.
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#Kherson western front update. After my last update friday there has been significant action by ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 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.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ 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. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ positions @ #Doslidne got hit hard.
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#Kherson front region update ๐Ÿงต 10 days since last update. Blackout by ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 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.

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@WarMonitor3 @JominiW
#Oleksandrivka area, according to my source in the area ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ forces mainly 137th MC and SOF conducted operations and liberated #Stanislav. Mopping op. ongoing in area to the east. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ forces (DPR & VDV) fell back to #Shyrokabalka and will setup defenses near #Tomynabalka.
Toward #Pravdyne ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ counter attacked and took up defensive position on the W/SW side. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ forces are attacking daily with drone assisted M777's and MLRS.
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New update on the situation on the western side of the #Kherson front. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ forces have made some progress in certain parts of the front, ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ forces launched counter attacks around #Pravdyne & #kyselivka. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ took ground direction of #Ivanivka More info read ๐Ÿงต

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Direction of #Oleksandrivka ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 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 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ troops are dug in. FIRM data seems to confirm this.
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