Ukraine War Update: Full Frontline Update
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"The Battle for Andriivka and Klishchivka has been pretty tough...the whole place is just a complete mess of people and detritus."
Hello Team!
Jonathan provides an update on the Ukraine war frontline for September 18, 2023. Not a great deal of change along the frontline compared to the morning update. Things have quietened down in the last week or so as rotation takes place in the Velyka Novosilka sector and even Robotyne has slowed to become attritional and positional.
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📍 FRONT-LINE UPDATE -🗺️ MAP LEGEND
Northern/Northeastern Sector
- Kenneth Greig, a Finnish fighter, reports Russian attempts to get Ukraine to commit troops in the north have failed. The supposed 100,000 Russian troops gathered for a major offensive have had to move "elite" troops to the south instead. However, the actual frontline troops would only be a fraction of that 100,000 number.
- Russians are probing with some attacks around Krokmalna but retreating to original positions. It hasn't worked to distract Ukrainian forces.
- Slight Russian advance reported south of Dubrova according to geolocated footage, but depends which map line is used as reference.
Bakhmut Area
- Ukrainian forces have liberated Klishchivka after 3 months of hard combat. Russian milbloggers deny this or claim Russians still control parts, but geolocated footage shows Ukrainians operating freely there.
- Ukrainians have made gains east of Orikhovo-Vasylivka north of Bakhmut according to footage, but may not indicate advances.
- Klishchivka and Andriivka are in ruins, fields littered with corpses. Smell of dead bodies noticeable for kilometers. Footage shows challenging conditions.
- Ukrainian command claims enemy defense line near Bakhmut has been breached as a result of successful actions. Unclear if referring to ongoing breaches or a new major development.
- Liberation of Klishchivka and Andriivka allowed Ukraine to break through defensive line from Bakhmut to Horlivka according to one source, but this may be overselling the gains. Russians can fall back to secondary lines.
Southern Sector
- Not much new to report around Avdiivka, Vuhledar, Velyka Novosilka.
- Around Robotyne, positional battles continue between Robotyne and Novoprokopivka as Russians counterattack along the defensive line.
- Heavy fighting continues along Robotyne-Verbove line. One Russian source claims Ukrainians using small 2-3 person groups to try to advance south of Robotyne.
- Geolocated footage confirms further Ukrainian advance towards Verbove, getting quite close now after a week of slow going against Russian defenses. Russians fortifying secondary lines around Tokmak in the meantime.
- No details from ISW on any activity in Kherson Oblast around Dnipro River.
Wrap up
Overall a relatively quiet day in terms of frontline movements - slow, attritional and grinding. We'll see if anything picks up for tomorrow's update. Thank you and take care!
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