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#WarInUkraine D+455 (May 24) PdS1 -Donbass theater

One would think that after #Bakhmut, a funny war of positions would follow...

But no!

An unexpected development occurred with the raids in 🇷🇺 and the front line grew 300 km longer!👇

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Time Machine,
If you missed the N°CDLIV column of #WarInUkraine, here it is👇

https://twitter.com/applepie110101/status/1661027545964478464
https://mastodon.world/@applepie110101/110418643949128546

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Note: the cross-border raids 🇺🇦🇷🇺 of the LIV are analyzed in the PoS2, section Front X, Hyp.Z

1/ Northern segment, #Kupyansk-#Svatove-#Kreminna

On this segment, according to #AFU, 🇷🇺 assaults have decreased in volume (1/day vs. 5-7/d)

In the direction of #Kupyansk, N.T.R. 👇

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(to 1 failed assault by 🇷🇺 towards #Masyutivka near)

The #RF are trying to descend to #Kupyansk from both sides of the Oskil but crossing the high ground defended by 🇺🇦 is beyond their strength👇

N.T.R. = no offensive, but artillery exchanges, reco, special ops

5/n

In #Svatove direction, N.T.R.

#RF try to:
-reverse #AFU across the Zherebets in the axis of #Stelmakhivka and #Nevske
-dislodge #AFU from #Novoselivske which is threatening #Svatove but again, it is out of their strength👇

6/n

In the direction of #Kreminna, #RF have made progress towards #Bilohorivka 👇 with the intention of blowing up this access lock to #Siversk
Around #Kreminna, pushing #AFU back across the Zherebets seems beyond the reach of the 🇷🇺 army

7/n

We can expect a concentration of efforts 🇷🇺 towards #Siversk, which may be the next square to take before going after the #Sloviansk keep
but the high 🇺🇦 are in the way of 🇷🇺 towards #Siversk👇

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2/segment center, #Kramatorsk-#Sloviansk-#Siversk

🇺🇦 CEMA stopped indicating assaults in #Bakhmut city for the first time in 6 months, hollowly admitting that the city has come under 🇷🇺 control👇 (which I tweeted back on May 21)

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(i) In the northern salient of #Bakhmut,
🇺🇦 still have the initiative but are struggling to get through the corridor between the two ponds of #Berkhivka and Pivnichnyi (north of #bakhmut)👇

credit: to the 💙💛 bird @PouletVolant3

10/n

(ii) In the southern salient of #Bakhmut,

🇺🇦 still have the initiative but are blocked northwest of #Klischiivka and at the Siverskii-Donetsk👇 canal, with 🇷🇺 occupying high points👇

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3/southern segment, #Avdiivka-#Vuhledar

In the #Avdiivka👇 direction, N.T.R.
🇷🇺 are still making a big but futile effort at the double pincers they are trying to close:
-a large one, in the #Keramik and #Nevelske axes
-a small one, in the #Stepove and #Sieverne axes