Thread by @tretter50001

❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Battle for Bakhmut
situation as of 15.00 February 26, 2023

🔻After the liberation of Yagodny, the assault detachments of the Wagner PMC continued to move south from Berkhovka.

Now Russian units have entrenched themselves south of the Berkhovsky reservoir, and have also liberated Dubovo-Vasilevka - the surrounding area in the west is being mopped up.

▪️The establishment of control over an important transport artery through Berkhovka has created a serious threat to the grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the north of Bakhmut - now the only way to the city lies through a country road in Artemovsky (Khromovo),

the state of which does not allow it to be used properly.

▪️Despite the fact that the Ukrainian formations stubbornly hold every stronghold in Bakhmut, the situation for them has noticeably worsened.

To slow down the advance of the Wagnerites, a dam was blown up on the northwestern outskirts of Bakhmut.

Thus, the Armed Forces of Ukraine intended to hold back the advance of Russian units and ensure the safe withdrawal of their forces from the right bank of the Bakhmutka River.

But the destruction of the dam will not fundamentally affect the situation in the city: water flows will go to the Stupka area north of AZOM and leave along Bakhmutka in a northerly direction for several days.

In fact, this may force the formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to leave the northern districts of the city due to the threat of being surrounded,

and the decision itself was probably made hastily in a panic after the breakthrough of the Wagner PMC in Yagodnoye and Berkhovka.

🔻On the eastern outskirts, the “Wagnerites” advanced from Shchedraya Street to Kooperativnaya Street, gaining a foothold in residential development.

There are about 300 meters left before the crossing to the left bank of Bakhmutka.

🔻In the southwest, the assault on Krasnoye continues - fighting is underway near the southwestern outskirts of the village.

In addition, the assault detachments recaptured part of the positions near the Bakhmut-Konstantinovka highway. In the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the situation is assessed as critical,

one of the battalions of the 46th detachment of the Airborne Troops of Ukraine was withdrawn to reserve lines to restore combat capability.

▪️In other areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, new lines of defense are being prepared. Engineering units of the 24th and 28th ombri are strengthening their positions in Chasov Yar, Grigorovka, Belaya Gora and Dyleevka.

Construction materials are supplied daily from Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.

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