Another thing regarding Bakhmut, even if RU forces enter the city, will have high ground west of the Bakhmutovka river. This is an area with large concrete buildings and industrial areas while the east side is mostly consists of small houses. (Image POV from north looking south)

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Continued attacks by Wagner around Bakhmut. The AFU repelled assaults near eastern Bakhmut, Optyne, and Klishchiivka. I expect Russian forces to keep advancing in the areas around Bakhmut at a rate of several meters per day.

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Siversk
The AFU repulsed attacks in the direction of Verkhn'okam'yans'ke, Vesele and Vyimka. I believe attacks in the direction of Vesele and Vyimka comes from the Bilohorivka area. I consider the town a grey zone.

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Kreminna
The AFU repulsed an attack around Serebryanske. Wargonzo reported RU attacks around Makiivka and Chervonopivka. I assess the AFU are making incremental progress in this area. Smaller positional battles are taking place in preparation for better weather.

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The Russian struggle for "lebensraum" continues in the Svatove area. The AFU repelled an attack near Stel'makhivka. I believe this is an effort to keep the AFU away from the P-66 and to attack the last line of towns before Svatove.

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Shelling locations reported by UA general staff today

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Ukrainian forces, with the help of partisans, destroyed an occupier headquarters in Luhansk Oblast, according to the National Resistance Center. https://censor.net/ua/n3387742

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