24/ what had been kept secret until now. e) in the end, Paris has delivered quite a lot of equipment: Caesar, VAB, TRF1, Crotales, Milans, and now 10RC… France has nothing to be ashamed of.
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Logistical challenges for French Caesar howitzers in Ukraine
Indeed, this imposes a complex logistics system, whether for ammunition (the 105mm caliber is rare in NATO and France has few stocks) or spare parts. d) Not everything is official: we have learned that BONUS shells have been fired by French Caesar howitzers.
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Political analysis: Western military aid shipments
21/ Political analysis: The big news was the announcement of shipments of Western military equipment: AMX 10RC (a light armored vehicle I, as a former platoon leader who served on it, know well), German Marders, and American Bradleys. Several observations:
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Soledar capture boosts Russia’s position
Nothing suggests that this week’s still modest gains are significant. Yet the capture of a town would be good news for Russian leadership, the first in months. Soledar had just 11,000 residents before the war. Its fall would be…
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Ukrainian Reinforcements to Hold Soledар and Kyiv Resists
It appears that the Ukrainian general staff, in line with its constant strategy of 'crawl and hold,' has sent reinforcements to restore the situation. Thus, Soledar has not yet fallen, and Kyiv will do its utmost to maintain its positions despite adversity.
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Growing Threat to Bakhmut in Ukraine
If it fell, it would directly threaten Bakhmut. The town's position is becoming more precarious with this northern threat, a direct push from the east and south (so far contained), and now a risk of being outflanked from the southwest.
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Russian advances north of Kamyanka near Avdiivka
In the Donetsk sector, there have also been minor changes. First, the Russians are reported to have made slight progress north of Kamyanka, a town overlooking Avdiivka.
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Unconfirmed military advances near Horlivka
This means they have crossed the railway line that served as a stopping point. There may have also been minor advances near Horlivka (Niu-York sector), but these remain unconfirmed.
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Russian advances in Bakhmut and Klishchiivka
In Bakhmut, the Russians are said to have made slight progress in the eastern part of the city as well as in the south at Opytne. Most notably, their maneuver in the southwest appears to have succeeded, and after taking the area between Bakhmut and Klishchiivka to the south, they are said to have entered the latter locality.
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Pidhorodne locality overlooks Bakhmut and threatens Route 513
8/ The locality of Pidhorodne, which directly overlooks the northern flank of Bakhmut. In doing so, they directly threaten Route 513, the beltway that connects the city to Siversk in the north. Rumors of a complete Ukrainian withdrawal from Soledar are false.