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I now managed to map 24 000 russian 🇷🇺 and ukrainian 🇺🇦 artillery strikes from the Dnipro to the russian border.

With this map, I'll show you exactly where Russia is putting its biggest offensive efforts and where Ukraine is counter-attacking.

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With 12k artillery (and airstrikes) found last week, I now added 12k more, including 8k more in the same area as last week (Dnipro to Kostiantynivka).

This work is entirely volunteer and free, I mapped those 24 000 dots by myself.

You can support here : buymeacoffee.com/clement.molinImage
Most of the artillery strikes impacts are concentrated in 4 main areas :

-Hulialpole/Pokrovsk'e : 8 000 !
-Pokrovsk/Dobropilla : 7 000 !
-Siversk : 1 200
-Kupiansk : 1 200 Image
1- Stepnohrisk/Zaporizhzhia :

As I showed last week, airstrikes suggest Russia is pushing to Komyshuvakha and Tavriiske, behind Orikhiv.

No new images from there. Image
2- Hulialpole

In the direction west of Hulialpole, there is an enormous number of artillery strikes, mainly russian. There is a strong ukrainian resistance south-west of Hulialpole, Russia is trying to push very hard to Orikhiv.

!!! Red for the ones last week (one week prior), yellow for the ones this week (6 days)Image
Here are some satellite images showing how much impacts are visible there : Image
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3- Ternuvate :

Ukrainian forces managed to drive out russian recon from Ternuvate. The town is still quite far from the russian control line and logistics, only airstrikes are rzaching it.

I could confirm Pokrovsk'e is largely safe (0 strikes !)

The battles are happening east. Image
4- Uspenivka

Ukraine launched small scale counter-attacks, which are followed by massive artillery strikes on russian positions (black). Ukraine probably made gains according to recent russian strikes (white).

To remember, red happened a week ago and yellow this week ! Image
Images from the Uspenivka direction are showing important strikes. Very interesting to see ukrainian artillery is still capable of doing that much concentrated strikes. Image
I can add here two animations of how strikes moved since last week.
5- Novopavlivka

I had doubts about the Novopavlivka/Ivanivka direction being inactive, all the more as there were clouds last week.

In fact, this part of the frontline is widely inactive with very few strikes. Image
6- Pokrovsk/Dobropilla

The Pokrovsk direction remains very active. Russia is massively striking being the agglomeration, aiming at capturing a buffer zone west of it and eventually reach Dobropilla.

Ukrainian fortification and resisistance is probably very high. Image
7- Kostiantynivka

The Drujkivka offensive is not yet starting, with less strikes than expected on the Shakove-Kucheriv Yar axes.

Some strikes still around Kostiantynikva. Image
8- Siversk

I started mapping today from here to Kupiansk, I'm probably still missing half of the impacts.

Not much activity on Kramatorsk direction, but a lot of shelling just west of Siversk. (no data for the area between Lyman and Siversk, forest, impossible to map). Image
9- Lyman/Borova

I also started here, with quite a regular number of strikes between both cities.Interesting to see how we can level the frontline just with these maps ! Image
10- And... Kupiansk

I didn't finish to map, but there are a lot of strikes east of Kupiansk, which suggest Russia is trying to make frontal infiltrations and assault, after having difficulties to enter the city from the north. Image
With this other image, you can understand how dense recent strikes have been.

This job can only be done when there is snow, hopefully, I will soon be able to map again airstrikes impact (the one visible in the summer). Image
With the global map, we can see the new frontline dynamic, with two lines (behind is the consolidated control and artillery presence, while the front is the grey zone, positions and what is called "frontline". Image
From what I mapped, what is happening ?

Ukraine is pushing hard in Ternuvate and Uspenivka. Russia is pushing very hard in Hulialpole and Pokrovsk, as well as Zaporizhzhia and Kupiansk. Everything else is secondary. Image
Thank you all for following. If you don't follow me, I hope this will convince you !

Anyway, I can make more detailed and beautiful analyses about one sector of the frontline. I can also giveway (sell) the 24 000 dots for journalism/research purposes).

Thanks ! Image

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May 1
I agree with what is being said in this thread. Russia 🇷🇺 has been unable for now to reach Dobropilla, which is a critical town to take before attacking Kramatorsk.

However, recent successes in the Siversk and Kostiantynivka directions may unblock the situation

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There is one good reason for the failure to advance to Dobropilla this after the august 2024 breakthrough and it's mainly about terrain and logistics.

Assaulting from the east has been difficult because of a well known "kill zone" and well established ukrainian defenses. Image
Instead, Russia had been assaulting westward of Pokrovsk since the start of the year.

The main reason is to unblock the agglomeration's hub position. They had lately some successes and continue to push further. Image
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Apr 30
Le début d'année 2026 n'est pas très bon pour l'armée russe 🇷🇺 qui accumule les revers.

Si la traditionnelle offensive de printemps n'a pas encore commencé, les forces russes ont laissé beaucoup de temps aux ukrainiens pour se fortifier.

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La progression russe n'est pas vraiment le facteur le plus important, puisqu'elle suit les saisons, augmentation au printemps et baisse à l'automne.

Mais cette année, on remarque quand même des chiffres faibles pour les 4 derniers mois et pour 15 000 attaques sur 3 mois ! Image
L'année dernière, l'armée russe avait beaucoup de territoires peu défendus, sans grands obstacles et sans grandes villes à prendre, résultats des petites percées de 2024.

Cela lui donnait la possibilité d'avancer continuellement. Image
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Apr 29
This month of April alone, Ukraine 🇺🇦 launched 450 (!) successful strikes on Russia 🇷🇺 and occupied territories.

Among those are part of the nearly 600 mid-range strikes with FP-1 and FP-2 drones into occupied territories since the year started.

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On this second map, you can see all those mid-range strikes into occupied territories since the year started (most are after march 2026).

In total, around 600 geolocated strikes have been confirmed, hitting various targets in the region. Image
Among those strikes, we now have 34 air-defense systems hit (which does not mean destroyed), 29 radars, or 32 trucks, mainly by long range FPV. Image
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Apr 27
3 jours après une triple offensive du JNIM et du FLA contre l'armée malienne 🇲🇱 et l'Afrika Corps russe 🇷🇺, le point sur la situation :

Le Front de Libération de l'Azawad a levé ce matin son drapeau sur Kidal, marquant une retentissante victoire.

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Alors que les rebelles touaregs du Front de Libération de l'Azawad (FLA) levaient leur drapeau sur Kidal, russe de l'AC et une partie des maliens (FAMA) étaient escortés par le groupe terroriste JNIM (groupe de soutien à l'Islam et aux Musulmans) en dehors de la ville.
Le 14 novembre 2023, deux semaines après le départ de la MONUSCO de Kidal, les FAMA et Wagner aveint relancé la guerre contre les touareg (malgré les accords de paix d'Alger), s'emparant de la ville.

Depuis, les FAMA et Wagner maintenaient une série d'avant postes dans le nord. Image
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Apr 26
La Russie 🇷🇺 c'est vraiment le pire allié possible à avoir...

Quand tout va bien ils sont là, montrant une fausse protection, mais quand vous en avez besoin, ils sont nulle part.

Arménie 2020, Syrie 2024, Venezuela 2026, Iran 2026, Hongrie 2026 et désormais le Sahel. ⬇️ Image
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Ce que beaucoup de leaders ne comprennent pas, c'est que Moscou se fiche de protéger un homme, ils protègent leur influence (parfois même en négociant directement avec leur ennemi, comme avec l'Azerbaïdjan, HTS ou le JNIM).
En Afrique, l'influence russe est en réalité assez faible. Ils tentent surtout de contrer l'influence occidentale.

Les investissements en Afrique ne sont pas russes, ils sont chinois, émiratis, turcs... les russes sont là que pour la propagande et une apparente sécurité.
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Apr 25
A la suite d'une alliance, les djihadistes du JNIM et les rebelles du FLA ont lancé une vaste offensive commune ce matin au Mali.

Les armées maliennes 🇲🇱 et russes 🇷🇺 sont en difficulté dans le nord mais gardent le contrôle de la capitale Bamako.

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Deux semaines plus tôt, la junte malienne 🇲🇱 a décidé de reconnaitre le Sahara Marocain 🇲🇦 provoquant l'ire de l'Algérie 🇩🇿.

Les tensions croissantes entre Alger de Bamako sont visibles dans cette offensives, notamment au vu de la proximité entre le FLA et l'Algérie. Image
Qui sont les acteurs ?

FLA = front de libération de l'Azawad, rébellion (principalement Touareg) unifiée contre Bamako, souhaitant l'indépendance du nord du pays
JNIM = Al Qaida au Mali
EIGS = Etat Islamique au Grand Sahara, concurrent du JNIM, ne semble pas impliqué dans les combats
FAMA = Forces Armées Maliennes
AC = Africa Corps, nom de l'armée russe d'Afrique présente au MaliImage
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