And here is the letter itself from the 155th Marine Brigade that is on everyone's lips today. The brigade was ordered to advance to Uhledar via Pavlivka. They mention 300 casualties (dead and wounded) in just 4 days, and these are marines.
It is in the same direction where this video by Ukrainians was taken a few days ago:
🔥 Frontline situation: Russia shelled Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts.
The armed forces of Ukraine continue the slow planned advance because of a lack of resources for large-scale offensive operations. Ukraine is employing tactics of active defense. At least 100 Russian mobilized soldiers die on the front every day.
At least the equivalent of a Russian BTG is destroyed daily. 30-70% (depending on the unit) of Russian troops that invaded Ukraine on February 24th are now dead or irreversibly wounded.
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🔥Kherson
Russia is not leaving Kherson just yet.
Russian troops have retreated to a better defensive position in an attempt to prepare for the defence of Kherson city. The Russian command realises that with the compromised logistics & destroyed supply lines it’s impossible to keep the Kherson under Russian control.
The Russian media is already preparing the populace for the eventual loss of Kherson.
Russia will try to inflict max. damage on the advancing troops attempting to imitate the Ukrainian defensive operation in Severodonetsk/Lysychansk.
A discussion on Putin's nuclear blackmail, shifting responsibility to the regions and Ksenia Sobchak (Putin’s goddaughter who became a suspect in a criminal case of extortion of money and left Russia).
▪️ Putin’s nuclear blackmail
The Russian ministry of defence and propagandists were recently pedlling the idea of a potential use of a “dirty bomb”, which would be detonated in Ukraine leading to contamination of part of the territory with radioactive material.
🔥 Battlefield update:
No significant changes, small tactical actions. Both sides are fighting for gray zone.
Close-up battles near Bakhmut, Bilohorivka, Avdiivka, Vuhledar, partially in Kherson district. The rest are artillery duels – who got more successful with drone, aiming, etc. Every day 3-4 🇷🇺 command posts destroyed.
There is no dynamics, because neither side has resources – 🇷🇺 managed to slow down 🇺🇦 with inflow of draftees, but 🇺🇦 doesn’t have enough weapons for 850km active front line.
Sides will battle at specific locations, losses will accumulate until one side has sudden advantage.
🔥 Battlefield update:
Draftees arriving in large quantities (about 100k at the moment) are starting to have effect on front.
Front-line is now stabilized (partially due to 🇺🇦 having shortage of weapons). Freed regular units are used on counter-attacks near Bakhmut, New York (for 8th month), Donetsk airport, Marinka, Novomykhailivka and Vuhledar.
🇺🇦 managed to stabilize situation, waiting for tomorrow to see any changes.
Due to political pressure, 🇷🇺 command used available reserves immediately, without any concentration and planning.
🔥 Bakhmut:
🇷🇺 attacking 8 infantry waves before lunch, and 8 waves after lunch.