Ukraine War Update: Full Frontline Update
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"If this is anything to judge other places like Chazibyar, Kostantinivka on, then do you know what? It ain't going to fall like a bunch of dominoes and you don't really know what you're talking about um but that's just my opinion anyway"
Hello Team!
Jonathan starts with an overview of the ISW report discussing the assassination of Maxim Fomin (aka Vladlen Tatarsky) in St. Petersburg. There are disjointed narratives in the Russian information space about who was responsible, with some blaming Navalny supporters rather than Ukraine.
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📍 FRONT-LINE UPDATE -🗺️ MAP LEGEND
Northeast Sector (Kupyansk to Kreminna)
- Not much to report in this area according to ISW, with the usual places seeing unsuccessful Russian ground attacks
- Some jagged lines and possible Ukrainian gains west of Kreminna based on geolocated footage, but not reflected in other maps yet
- Russian VDV (airborne) forces have been given thermobaric MLRS systems for the first time, suggesting they are being prioritized but used more as regular infantry than elite units
Bakhmut
- Wagner PMC making slow, painful advances from multiple axes, taking control of areas in the north, east and south of the city center
- Ukrainians still desperately holding on to key positions in the south
- Likely the Ukrainians have lost positions in the northeast and pulled back west of the railway tracks
- Russian regular forces increasingly needed to support Wagner as their convict forces dwindle
- Ukrainians seem willing to cede territory slowly as long as Russian losses are high, but unclear how long until the city falls or the Russians exhaust themselves
Avdiivka
- No major mapping changes, with the usual Russian attacks north and south of the city
- A Ukrainian spokesman claimed Russians retreated from some unspecified positions that Ukraine reoccupied, but location unclear
- Russian special forces recently deployed to the area while the 200th Motorized Rifle Brigade withdrew for recovery
Marinka
- Fierce street fighting reported in the city center by Russian sources
- Ukrainians moved tanks and reinforcements into the north
- Ukrainian counterattacks reported at Pobjeda to the south, pushing Russians back several hundred meters to prevent Marinka being flanked
- Mapping changes not fully clear yet in the area
Southern Front (Vuhledar to Zaporizhzhia)
- Minor Russian gains reported north of Mykilske near Vuhledar
- Ukrainian reconnaissance attacks southwest of Donetsk on Apr 2 were repelled
- Geolocated footage suggests Russians may hold positions in Dorozhnyanka, Zaporizhzhia, which has changed hands before
- Pace of Russian shelling decreased significantly in Kherson Oblast
Wrap up
In summary, not a huge amount of verified movement across the front lines, with the continued slow Russian advances constricting Ukrainian forces in Bakhmut. It remains to be seen if Ukraine will keep defending the city or cede it while imposing maximum losses on Russia. Jonathan also mentioned the overnight Shahed drone attacks on Odesa, likely launched from Crimea, with one causing significant damage to a possible fuel or ammo depot.
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🤖❓ AI Debrief (post task) - anything the AI didn't understand
I was not clear on the exact location of the reported Ukrainian reoccupation of positions the Russians retreated from near Avdiivka that the Ukrainian spokesman mentioned. The transcript did not specify where this occurred.
🤖💭 AI Plan (pre task) - the AI's step by step thought process
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