Occupation Resistance. Ukrainians in occupied areas of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts continue to resist Russian attempts to establish control. Russia continues to detain suspected resistance leaders.
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Information advantage and visits to Ukraine
13/ Information advantage. British PM Johnson & Pres. Zelensky tour Kyiv. Ukraine continues to display keen diplomatic savvy in building new partnership & expanding on old ones to gain access to critical resources to sustain its national defense. https://t.co/AdulUu8N31
— Iván Ramírez de Arellano, The Jomini of the West (@JominiW) 11 avril 202213/ Information advantage. British PM Johnson & Pres. Zelensky tour Kyiv. Ukraine continues to display keen diplomatic savvy in building new partnership & expanding on old ones to gain access to critical resources to sustain its national defense.
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12/ Battle Damage Assessment: Russian losses at Severodonetsk
12/ Battle Damage Assessment. Russian forces in the Severodonetsk salient take heavy losses for little gain. According to the Ukrainian General Staff, eight attacks were repelled along the Donbas line of contact with numerous Russian tanks, armored and unarmored vehicles destroyed.
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Aerospace assessment in Ukraine: drones and strikes
10/ Aerospace Assessment. VKS air sorties continue to be conducted during hours of limited visibility to avoid SHORAD systems. Russia & Ukraine increase missile strikes against critical infrastructure. Russia is using suicide drones. https://pic.x.com/36zdt3Uilr https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/9-april-russian-army-using-suicide-drones-in-luhansk-region …
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Mariupol: Ukrainian forces isolated before assault
9/ Mariupol. Ukrainian forces have lost the ability to maintain a contiguous defense of Mariupol, meaning Ukrainian forces are now isolated in unsupportive pockets of resistance. It is likely that Russian forces will reduce the smaller pockets before a final assault on Azovstal.
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Russian activity in Zaporizhzhia: Mariupol targeted, limited fighting
8/ Zaporizhzhia OD. Russian activity in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast remains focused on the capture of Mariupol. Limited attacks and counterattacks by Russian and Ukrainian forces continue along the line from Vasylivka to Volnovakha. #Zaporizhzhia #Melitopol
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Russian forces may encircle Severodonetsk salient
7/ It is still assessed that Russian forces will likely attempt to create a cauldron out of the Severodonetsk Salient & portions of the LOC to be reduced by artillery and air strikes. This approach would minimize the need for a large ground force to take & hold territory.
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Situation in Severodonetsk and Donetsk Line
6/ Severodonetsk-Donetsk OD. The Donets River Line, Severodonetsk Salient, and the former LOC running SE to SW from Popasna to Donetsk now constitutes the principal Battle Zone of Russian operations. Expect continued assaults to achieve decisive results. #Donetsk #Izium
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5 BTGs dans la région de Kharkiv bloquent les contre-attaques
5/ The Ukrainian General Staff stated in their 07 April Operational Update that 5x BTGs remain in the Kharkiv area. Tying down Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv denies their ability to allow for significant counterattacks in the Severodonetsk-Donetsk Operational Direction.
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Russian Activity Near Kharkiv in April 2022
4/ Kharkiv OD. Russian activity in the Kharkiv area has involved air, artillery, and missile strikes to pin Ukrainian forces in place, while SOF raids target critical infrastructure. Russian forces in the area are screening movements south toward Izium. #Kharkiv