Ukraine War Update: Full Frontline Update, Bakhmut Analysis
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"It's about the functional utility of Bakhmut to the Ukrainians."
Hello Team!
- Jonathan provides a Ukraine war frontline update for May 18, 2023
📍 FRONT-LINE UPDATE -🗺️ MAP LEGEND
Northeast Sector (Kupyansk to Svatovo to Kremlin)
- Not much activity, some back and forth around Mazhiutivka
- Increased activity along the whole axis, with repelled attacks reported
Bakhmut
- Intense focus on Bakhmut, with different mappers showing varying Russian control lines
- Russians pushed back further towards Soledar according to Andrew Perpetua compared to other mappers
- Unconfirmed claims of a major Ukrainian attack towards Soledar with mechanized equipment
- Ukrainians pushing Russians back north and south of Bakhmut, straightening the line
- Activity around Klishchivka, with Ukrainians taking trenches in hills to the west
- Russians hammering last buildings in Bakhmut center, Ukrainians struggling to hold on
- Philosophical point about the functional utility of Bakhmut to Ukrainians in fixing and attriting Russian troops
Avdiivka and Mariinka
- Limited Russian ground attacks in Avdiivka
- Multiple Russian ground attacks repelled by Ukrainians in Mariinka
- Claims Russians control all but 1 sq km of Mariinka
Western Donetsk and Zaporizhia
- Uptick in activity, with Russian forces conducting ground attacks
- Ukrainian forces reportedly striking along critical logistics lines
- Shelling of Tokmak, Vasilivka and Polohi by Ukrainians, possibly to soften for future attacks
Kherson and Dnipro River
- Russians targeting west bank and islands of Dnipro River out of fear of Ukrainian counteroffensives
- Kherson Oblast heavily shelled by Russians
- Russians using aerial bombs and cruise missiles to strike Ukrainian targets
- Ukrainians have some control of islands but terrain makes offensive operations difficult
Wrap Up
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