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Shelling locations reported by UA general staff today
Svatove
The AFU repulsed attacks around Stel'makhivka and Chervonopopivka. A shelling was reported in the area of Yahidne by UA.
I believe the AFU positions are close to Yahidne to the south. Otherwise no significant change. RU MoD claims to have hit UA troop concentrations close to Ivanivka which kind of confirms the frontline. Ivanivka remains contested.
Siversk
The AFU repulsed attacks around Bilohorivka and Verkhn'okam'yans'ke.
Wargonzo reports RU attacks in the direction of Vesele and Vyimka
RU mod claims strikes on UA positions near Dibrova, which confirms the frontline in the area.
Bakhmut
I don't believe there have been any significant change in the area. The situation changes from hour to hour. The AFU repulsed attacks around Bakhmuts'ke, Pidhorodne, Bakhmut (see next post) Klishchiivka and Andriivka.
Bakhmut this morning.
It seems the AFU are managing to hold the defensive lines in and south of Bakhmut. What we need to keep an eye on is the area around Soledar and Yakovlivka. The most dangerous thing now would be if RU manages to isolate Soledar.
Donetsk
The AFU repulsed attacks in the direction of Krasnohorivka, Oleksandropil, Mar'inka, Pobjeda and Novomykhailivka. Wargonzo also reported about RU attacks around Pervomais'ke and Nevel's'ke.
Fighting is heavy in this area the LDNR troops fight for "their" city. This means they are highly motivated and close to home.
According to RU MoD AFU units attacked in the area of Novosilka, Novomykhailivka and Volodymyrivka. I'm not paying too much attention to RU mod as their history with reporting the truth is not great.
I do believe the AFU has pushed back RU units a bit in this area which they captured during the Pavlivka offensive.
The Ukrainian General Staff reports continued strikes on RU warehouses and equipment in the Tokmak, Polohy and Berdyans'k area.