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Mar 15 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
#Russian forces advanced within #Bakhmut and continued ground attacks in and around the city but have not succeeded in completing a turning movement, envelopment, or encirclement of Bakhmut as of March 14. isw.pub/UkrWar031423
2/ Geolocated footage posted on March 13 indicates that #Russian forces have advanced along Sadova Street in southern #Bakhmut.
3/ #Russian milbloggers widely claimed on March 14 that #WagnerGroup fighters captured the “Vostokmash” plant in the northern part of the #AZOM complex in northwestern #Bakhmut and posted images reportedly showing Wagner troops inside “Vostokmash.”
4/ #Russian sources additionally claimed that #Wagner is advancing northwest of #Bakhmut in the direction of Orikhovo-Vasylivka (12km northwest of Bakhmut), Zalizianske (9km northwest of Bakhmut), and Minkivka (15km northwest of Bakhmut).

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Mar 16
Eastern #Ukraine: #Donetsk Oblast

#Russian forces continued advancing in and around #Bakhmut and conducted ground attacks along the #Avdiivka-Donetsk City line. isw.pub/UkrWar031523 ImageImageImage
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The overall #WagnerGroup offensive on #Bakhmut also appears to be nearing culmination. Recent gains north of Bakhmut suggest #Wagner is struggling to complete a close encirclement of the city or gain substantial territory in fights for urban areas. 🧵 isw.pub/UkrWar031523
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Russian forces attacked along the #Avdiivka-#Donetsk City frontline on March 14. (1/5) isw.pub/UkrWar031423
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#Russian forces conducted ground attacks across the #Donetsk Obl. front line and made further advances in and around #Bakhmut on March 12 & 13 but have not succeeded in completing a turning movement, envelopment, or encirclement of the city as of March 13. isw.pub/UkrWar031323
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Eastern #Kharkiv/Western #Luhansk Oblast:

Russian forces continued ground attacks throughout the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line and made marginal gains northeast of #Kupyansk and east of #Siversk. isw.pub/UkrWar031323
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