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SitRep - 12/12 - Partisans in #Melitopol

An overview of the daily events in the war between Russia and Ukraine. For the second time in a few days, Melitopol was targeted by Ukrainian forces. Earlier Russian barracks were attacked with HIMARS, now a bridge was blown up.

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https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1602076220098809857

As usual we start with Russian losses reported by the Ukrainian General Staff. We also include visually confirmed damage and/or captured heavy Russian equipment. A huge influx, probably due to the failed Velyka Novosilka offensive.

+620 men personnel
+24 tanks (!)
+8 APCs

The Russians have a different reading about Velyka Novosilka.

Yesterday - We started offensive actions. The enemy could not hold their positions
Today - Everything was planned as an offensive, but in fact it took place as a reconnaissance in force

🤡🤓

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1602276706080915457

During the drone attack on Ryazan airbase, a Tu-22 pilot was killed.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1602212942618959875

At first i thought it were two T90's, but after some discussion and reading the comments i concluded this must indeed be two T-72B3 obr 2016.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1602224938475200512

A captured BMP-3

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1602220723023511553

Three T-72B tanks and two 2S3 Akatsiya 152mm self propelled guns were abandoned by the Russian army. It is said to be Luhansk. Uploaded two days ago.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1602231821403672576

A fire broke out in Nizhnekamsk. So much fires lately..

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1602293915092385792

Also a big shopping center was set ablaze. In total almost 15.000m² was destroyed, the complex partially collapsed.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1602192041840181248

In the temporarily occupied city of Skadovsk, the car of collaborator and head of the occupation administration Vitaly Bulyuk was blown up. He was taken to Simferopol with injuries, the driver of the car died on the spot, city mayor Oleksandr Yakovlev told Suspilno.

A big catch. +8 russian soldiers captured. Look how 'well' equipped they are given the conditions.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1602375085351895040

Ukraine blew up a bridge at the eastern gate of Melitopol, located at the highway E58 towards Kostyantynivka. At first the claim was 'HIMARS' but quickly after the footage emerged, we couldn't see impact holes. It's more likely sabotage, not HIMARS.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1602373271835615232

Over to the general events. Iranian Foreign Ministry:

"We have not provided weapons to any side in Ukraine and allegations that we are sending weapons to Russia come from the countries that export the most weapons."

Clowns.

Teams of the German concern Krauss-Maffei Wegmann will repair heavy military equipment for Ukraine, — Die Zeit.

The recovery center was created under an intergovernmental agreement between Germany and Slovakia, 25 km from the border with Ukraine.

Slovakia is ready, but has not yet sent MiG-29's to Ukraine, said Rastislav Kacher, Foreign Minister of Slovakia, in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine

"We haven't handed you the MiG-29 yet. But we're ready to do it. We're talking to our NATO partners about how to do it".

Sweden will not hand over Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine. Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonson said at a joint briefing with his Ukrainian counterpart Aleksey Reznikov, the Aftonbladet newspaper reported

France delivered six 155-mm TRF1 towed howitzers to Ukraine, - French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said

Great Britain is open to providing Ukraine with longer-range weapons if the Russian Federation continues to strike Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, said British Defense Minister Ben Wallace.

Over to the fronts, #Kherson

➡️No map changes
➡️Russia shelled Kherson city, at least 3 people died and over 10 got wounded when a postal office was attacked.
➡️The area around the Kinburn Spit (1) remains unknown. For now we can say AFU definitely does not actively work there.

#Bakhmut

➡️Heavy fighting at Soledar (1) and Yakovlivka (2).
➡️Attacks east of Bakhmut near Ivanhrad (3) continue, but slowed down a bit
➡️Fresh AFU brigades (3-4 in total) have relieved brigades fighting for 4 months there
➡️Russians are stuck near Kurdyumivka (4), AFU holds!

#Donetsk-#Vuhledar-#Pavlivka

➡️Russia took a beating in Velyka Novosilka (1). Russian sources confirmed they retreated. General Staff reported a lot destroyed equipment
➡️AFU pushed Russia back a bit near Vodyane (2)
➡️Fighting continues in Maryinka (3) both hold 50% of the town

#Kreminna

➡️AFU is gradually closing Kreminna from most sides. Russia can only escape east.
➡️There was fighting reported near Ploshchanka (1)
➡️AFU repelled an attack near the P66 at Chervonopopivka (2)
➡️Russia counterattacked at Serebryanskyy forest, but retreated (3)

#Kupyansk-#Svatove

➡️Footage from KRAKEN confirmed AFU controls Kyslivka and Kotlyarivka (1)
➡️On the Troits'ke-Nyzhnia Duvanka-Svatove (2) highway, the AFU established what could be called full fire control on a number of sections, says 🇺🇦 military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko

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