11/ Conversely, the situation in Avdiivka continues to deteriorate, and the city is threatened with encirclement. Can the effort made in Bakhmut be replicated in Avdiivka? Above all, can Kyiv hold two sieges simultaneously?
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Ukrainian Attacks Expected: Zaporizhzhia, Vuhledar, Kherson, Horlivka
10/ Zaporizhzhia and Vuhledar, which everyone anticipates; that of Kherson across the Dnipro, which is more surprising; that north of Horlivka, which is interesting because if the Ukrainians managed to break through there, they would outflank the entire Russian deployment at Bakhmut.
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Frontline fighting: Vesele, Spirne, Dibrova, Plochanka, no line changes.
8/ The rest of the front was lightly active: fighting was reported in Vesele, Spirne, a push west of Dibrova towards the Zerhebets river, Plochanka, … No line changes.
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Bakhmut: Ukrainian success, Russian tests in three sectors
9/ Military assessment: For the Ukrainians, holding Bakhmut despite the deteriorating situation is a success in itself: it confirms the gamble of buying time. We also note probing actions to test the Russian deployment, in three sectors: the one between
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Limited Russian advances in Bakhmut this week, fighting near canal
7/ Northwest of the city, Russians are still pushing towards the canal between Hrihorivka and Orikhovo-Vasilivka. Overall, there have been few Russian advances in the Bakhmut sector this week.
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Bakhmut: Ukrainian positions hold amid Azom and Khromovo clashes
In Bakhmut, Ukrainian positions inside the city are slowly shrinking. Nevertheless, they are holding. The Azom industrial complex remains contested. The Khromovo road is the scene of intense fighting.
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Precarious situation in Avdiivka despite resistance
In the southeast, fighting is now on the outskirts of the city. In the southwest, Russian pressure persists, but Ukrainian forces still hold Sjeverne and Tonenke. Despite this, the city's situation is becoming very precarious, far from the spotlight.
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Southern Ukraine front: testing equipment underway
The southern front is beginning to stir with Ukrainian attempts, but these are more about testing equipment than 'counterattacks' as sometimes reported. The activity spans the entire Zaporizhzhia front and also the Dnieper's banks.
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Ukrainian soldier tells wife he is a bit busy during combat
A Ukrainian soldier picks up the phone to tell his wife he's "a bit busy" during the urban combat against Russian invaders in eastern Ukraine.
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) 19 mars 2023
📹@UAonlii pic.twitter.com/6XSxSB0fkhA Ukrainian soldier picks up the phone to tell his wife he's "a bit busy" during the urban combat against Russian invaders in eastern Ukraine. @UAonlii
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Mariupol’s ‘victory’ reality near Putin’s visit site
In Mariupol, this is what 'victory' looks like a few blocks away from where Putin visited. https://t.co/EVoQIK3ols
— The Intel Crab (@IntelCrab) 19 mars 2023In Mariupol, this is what 'victory' looks like a few blocks away from where Putin visited.
