Thread by @TimInHonolulu

1. Ukraine continues preparing for the offensive by attacking Russian oil facilities in #Krasnodar and military facilities in southern occupied areas.
For several days #Ukraine has attacked #Russianoilfacilities inflicting serious damage on one of Russia's largest refineries.

2. Ten strikes were conducted in recent days with about half of them successful and Ukraine has hit and reportedly damaged five facilities in the #Krasnodar region.

Ukraine released results of an earlier reported #StormShadow strike on #Yukivka between #Berdyansk & #Mariupol.

3. The strike was on Russian forces housed in a resort facility killing 100 Russian military personnel and wounding 40. Past reporting claimed targets of earlier strikes were high-value like pilots, SOF and Marines.

4. Other Ukrainian strikes were reported on #Melitopol #Berdyansk and #Mariupol. The #Berdyansk city counsel reported that at lease five #StormShadow missiles hit Russian targets in the region despite Russian anti-air defenses.

4. #Melitopol was hit near the airfield causing damage to the Russian base.

5. Also reported that for the past two days Ukraine used #HIMARS to attack Russian positions in #Mykhailivka.

6. And in the same area to near the Dnipro, Ukraine used HIMARS to destroy bridges and roads and focused on the connection between #Vasylivka and #Dniprorudne.

5. HIMARS strikes were also reported to the north in #Almazna in the #Luhansk region and in

6. #Horlivka in the Donetsk region.

7. Many Russian and Chechen units are on the move and have made convenient targets for Ukrainian strikes. There are new Russian motorized rifle and airborne units deployed from #Svatove to #Bakhmut's northern flank and #DPR forces from #Avdiivka and #Vulhledar are

8. moving to the Southern #Bakhmut flank. #Wagner forces have moved east away from Bakhmut towards Luhansk. #Chechen #Akhmat forces are deploying to #Donbas and reported to be moving to #Mariinka and #Bihlorivka. Also #Akhmat are also reported to be deploying to #Kherson.

9. The recent map shows a fairly substantial increase in Russian forces including #Akhmat near #Bilhorivka. Circled units are all new on the map released in the past hour. I'd keep an eye on this one. I learned during the first invasion #Putin is obsessed with taking #Slovyansk.