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Ukraine War Update: Full Frontline Update

Front Line Saturday, 26th August 2023, 14:27
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"So you still need to fix them there. What's the optimal fixing that you can do with the fewest number of troops? Do that, try and take a few places, maybe around Kuzmivka or Kodyamivka, not Kuzmivka, Klyuchevka, sorry, and Kodyamivka, if you can take a little bit of land, keep them occupied, and then send a load more of your resources down to Zaporizhia and help down there, then perhaps that is a good idea."

Hello Team!

Jonathan discusses the different narratives around the Ukrainian counteroffensive - the Russian view that it is a failure and stalemate, the realist pro-Ukrainian view that it is not going as well as hoped, and a more optimistic view in between. Some Western officials have apparently advised Ukraine to focus more on the Zaporizhia front rather than the east.

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📍 FRONT-LINE UPDATE -🗺️ MAP LEGEND

Northeast Front

  • Not much activity reported, although the ISW claims some minor Russian advances west of Kovalevka
  • British intelligence warns Russia may intensify attacks in the Kupyansk and Liman directions over the next two months as Ukraine makes gains in the south
  • Russian forces have reportedly regrouped and transferred fresh forces to these areas


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Bakhmut

  • No major territorial changes
  • A Ukrainian commander reports no changes to the north or in the town itself, but says they are hammering Russian positions with artillery
  • Ukrainians control about half of Klishchivka, with the rest being a grey zone
  • Ukrainians are having the most success pushing towards the railway line south between Kodymivka and Andriivka


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Donetsk Front

  • Not much activity reported
  • Ukrainians seem to be taking an operational pause near Velyka Novosilka to refit before pushing further south
  • Some minor clashes reported around Vuhledar and Pavlivka but no major changes


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Zaporizhia/Robotyne

  • This is the most active area currently
  • Ukrainians aim to push Russians back far enough to bring the land bridge to Crimea into HIMARS range, cutting off Russian supplies
  • Heavy fighting reported between Robotyne and Novopokrovka
  • Ukrainian 47th Air Assault Brigade fully committed
  • Confirmed Ukrainian advances east of Novopokrovka and towards Verbove in last 24 hours
  • Russian defensive lines beginning to crumble in some areas
  • Leopard 2 tanks seen supporting Ukrainian advance
  • Tough fighting expected as Ukrainians approach major Russian trench lines


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Wrap up

Not much to report from Kherson front. Jonathan has to go as it's his boy's birthday weekend.

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🤖❓ AI Debrief (post task) - anything the AI didn't understand

No major issues understanding the transcript. A few minor points: Some place names and spellings may not be 100% accurate A couple references to specific military units that I don't have full context on

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