Ukraine War Update: Full Frontline Update. Bakhmut Analysis
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"The just the destructiveness of war"
Hello Team!
Jonathan provides an update on the situation in Ukraine as of December 15, 2022. Key developments:
- Kherson city has been under heavy shelling, with the main administration building hit
- Other areas along the front have seen shelling, including Kryvyi Rih, Nikopol, Kupiansk
- Ukraine reports 590 Russian personnel killed, along with tanks, APCs, artillery systems destroyed
📍 FRONT-LINE UPDATE -🗺️ MAP LEGEND
UK Intelligence Update
- Belarus carried out snap combat readiness inspection of its forces in the northwest, away from Ukrainian border
- Russia has deployed extra units and mobilized reservists to Belarus
- UK intelligence believes these forces are currently unlikely to be capable of conducting a successful new assault into northern Ukraine
Other Developments
- Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian base in Verbove, Kherson Oblast, destroying 10 pieces of equipment
- Russia claims hacked documents show over 35,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died, which if true suggests a 3:1 ratio of Russian to Ukrainian deaths
- A Ukrainian presidential advisor says Russian losses are well over 100,000, with up to 120,000 dead when including Wagner and other mercenaries
- NATO officials say Iran has agreed to supply Russia with up to 6,000 drones, loitering munitions and ballistic missiles, with a drone factory planned in Tatarstan
- The US is planning to send Ukraine advanced electronic equipment to convert unguided aerial munitions into smart bombs
- Partisans left Russian army barracks in occupied Berdiansk without electricity
- A major fire occurred at an oil plant in Angarsk, Russia, with the explosion so powerful it registered on seismographs as an earthquake
Frontline Update
Northeast frontline (Kupiansk to Svatove to Kreminna):
- Fairly quiet with positional fighting
- Some activity reported near Dvorichna
- Increased attacks on Svatove reported by Russian sources
Bakhmut:
- Situation deteriorating for Ukraine, with Russia attacking from multiple directions
- Key areas are Opytne and Klishchiivka in the south, which Ukraine is struggling to hold
- Fighting ongoing in eastern residential areas, but less strategically important
- If Ukraine loses Opytne and Klishchiivka, they may need to retreat across the river
- Intense, apocalyptic urban fighting ongoing, with Ukraine suffering heavy losses from constant Russian artillery bombardment
- Bridges north of Bakhmut destroyed, unclear by whom, impacting logistics for both sides
Avdiivka-Donetsk City area:
- Russians claim to control the main part of Vodiane village near Avdiivka, which if true could threaten Ukrainian supply lines
- Fierce fighting continues in Marinka, with the city largely destroyed
Southern frontlines (Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblasts):
- Not much change in Zaporizhzhia, with Russians reportedly on the defensive
- Kherson city heavily shelled but frontline remains largely static, with artillery duels at key points like Skadovsk and Ochakiv
Wrap up
Jonathan thanks viewers for watching and engaging with his content. He plans to release another "extra" video later with further analysis.
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