Ukraine War Update: Full Frontline Update
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"It seems like the Russians are edging a little bit of air, I wouldn't say superiority, air advantage along the front lines."
Hello Team!
Jonathan provides a frontline update for the war in Ukraine on May 11, 2023. He will cover activity in the northeast sector from Kupyansk to Svatove to Kreminna, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
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📍 FRONT-LINE UPDATE -🗺️ MAP LEGEND
Northeast Sector (Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna)
- Ukrainian General Staff reports repelled Russian attacks near Stelmakhivka and Masyutivka, west of Svatove
- Russian forces struck Kupyansk with short-range ballistic missiles and used S-300 missiles in Luhansk Oblast
- Activity reported in the Siversk-Kreminna forest area and Bilohorivka
- Only 3 combat clashes reported in this area over the past day, according to Russian sources
Bakhmut
- Ukrainians conducted successful limited counterattacks north of Khromove and northwest of Ivanivske, making marginal advances
- Geolocated footage shows Ukrainian forces storming Russian trench networks near Khromove
- A Russian soldier surrendered and was led back to Ukrainian lines by drone
- Russians still making incremental gains in urban areas on western outskirts of Bakhmut
- Wagner Group forces are in danger of being surrounded if Ukrainian troops north of Bakhmut also advance
- Russian strike on Chasiv Yar may have killed a Ukrainian military advisor; rumors of other high-ranking officials being killed are likely Russian information operations
Avdiivka
- Russians have taken control of Kamyanka northeast of Avdiivka
- Fighting continues south of Avdiivka; Russians failed to recapture recently lost positions near Opytne
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson
- No reports of ground activities
- Russian airstrikes conducted along frontline in Zaporizhzhia, hitting Huliaipole, Malynivka, Orikhiv, Stepnohirsk
- Strikes also reported in Kherson region, including Kizomys and Stanislav
- Russians using high-explosive FAB-500 and KAB-1500 bombs dropped from long range to strike Ukrainian storage facilities
- Jonathan suggests Ukraine may need to move air defense systems like Patriots closer to frontlines to counter Russian air advantage
Wrap Up
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