Instead of a thousand words. Iryna Orfiniak at the grave of her granddaughter Veronika who was killed alongside her father when a mortar round landed among a huddle of people cooking outside during the Russian siege of the city. Mariupol. : @Reuters
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RuAF’s huge losses in Pavlivka area linked to tactical decisions
I also believe this is why RuAF keep attaching with huge losses in the Pavlivka area.
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Russians building new road from Crimea to create options
The Russians know this and that is the reason they are trying to create more options by possibly building a new road from Crimea.
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South: Russian logistics squeezed, Crimea route compromised by Kerch bridge
And if we take a quick look in the south, we can see how the RU logistic alternatives are getting more and more squeezer. They are heavily reliant on that one safe route from Crimea, but even that is compromised by the limited functionality of the Kerch bridge.
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Pourquoi Louhansk est-elle importante ?
Why is Luhansk important?
Before the Kharkiv offensive, RuAF could use the railroad connection between Valuyki and Luhansk with Starobil's'k being one of the logistic points along the way. GMLRS/M31 could barely reach the railway. -
Coal mine area: vehicle repair and unit HQ suspected
On the area of the coal mine, we can see various types of vehicles. I believe this area is used to repair vehicles and also as an HQ for some unit.
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Yuvileine: Key industrial zone for Russian army
This is Yuvileine, on the outskirts of Luhansk. About half of the town consists of an industrial area with a large coal mine. This area functions as a logistics hub for the Russian Armed Forces. The red dots illustrate vehicles. The numbered orange areas are image locations.
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Luhansk beyond HIMARS range for Ukraine
Luhansk is located roughly at the mid point of the active frontline, just out of HIMARS range. Technically it's just in range, but it would require the AFU to shoot from an active combat zone, and that would be too risky.
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Russia sees area as launch point for Donetsk offensive
Fighting in this area remains fierce. Probably partly because Russia believes that this territory could potentially be the starting point for a future major offensive north to capture the rest of the Ukraine-controlled Donetsk Oblast.
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UK Intel: Intense Fighting Near Pavlivka and Vuhledar
UK intel points out that the area around the village of Pavlivka and the town of Vuhledar in the south-central part of Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting over the past two weeks, although few territories have been occupied and de-occupied.