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[ Battle of Bakhmut ] Bakhmut semi-encircled as Russian forces attacks Yahidne in the north
Update from the Bakhmut Front: Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported that Russian forces are now attack the area of Yahidne, one of the 3 settlements around Bakhmut that DPA points out as the vital settlement that will decide the fate of Bakhmut. With Pidhorodne fallen to the Russians, Ivanivske being the 3rd of the 3 “keys”…
[ Zaporizhzhia Front ] Russia captured 5 settlements in Super Duper Uber Zaporizhzhia Offensive
Update from the Zaporizhzhia Front: The Zaporizhzhia Line has now developed into the Zaporizhzhia Front as the Russian forces pressed on, on their major offensive on the western half of the defense line. Russian forces over the past 24 hours captured Lobkove, Shcherbaky Mali, Novoandriivka, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka. With fighting continuing at Stepove, Bilohirya and…
[ Analysis ] Siversk Front at risk in major pincer, as Russia attacks Vasyukivka and Serebryanka
Update from the Bakhmut Front: Russian forces reportedly made huge advance towards Vasyukivka, a move that threatens to cut off the entire southern resupply route/road that feeds the entire of Siversk Front. If it cuts, the Ukrainian forces at Siversk Front can only depend on the roads in the north, via Zakitne and along the…
Preparing for WW3: Russia to expand military by 150%; 1 million to 1.5 million strong!
Russia suddenly announced the plan to expand the military size from the current 1 million by 50% to 1.5 million strong. Most if not all of these troops will be contract soldiers (professionals/regulars) and unlikely to include the mobilized troops. Significant plans includes having exclusive military inter-branch strategic territorial formations in Moscow and Leningrad districts…
Russia’s Super Duper Uber Winter Offensive – Where will Russia invade from next?
There are many talks, predictions and analysis by everyone on how Russia will do it’s winter offensive. Or would it even happen? And with the change in leadership structure for the Russian Special Military Operation, the winter offensive is looking really likely to happen soon. DPA believe the 3 deputy commanders of the SMO will…
Russia to escalate Ukraine military operations??? Valery Gerasimov take over command from Surovikin
Russia Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu announce change of leadership in the Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine, replacing Surovikin with his direct superior, Valery Gerasimov – with Surovikin becoming one of the 3 deputies under him. This may be a signal that Russia is likely to escalate the military operation with the appointment of an…
[ Battle of Soledar ] Encirclement of Ukraine troops; retreat road threatened @ Silj & Krasnopolivka
Update from the Bakhmut Front: Russian forces advanced quickly in Soledar, capturing the hospital and Salt Mine No.4, as such, closing the retreat route of any Ukrainian forces currently still fighting in the city center. Ukrainian forces currently only holding 15-20% of Soledar, mainly on the western side around Salt Mine No.7. Encircled Ukrainian forces…
[ Bakhmut Front ] Ukraine Soledar and North Bakhmut lines collapsing; Analysis of what is happening!
Update from the Bakhmut Front: Rumors are flying about all across both Pro-Russian and Pro-Ukrainian sphere, of an imminent collapse of Ukrainian lines north of Bakhmut and a withdrawal from Soledar. All signs seemed to indicate the total collapse of the defensive lines, and mass evacuations of forces is currently happening at Krasna Hora and…
[ Siversk Front Analysis ] Strategic importance of Rozdolivka to Ukraine’s line east of Siversk
Update from the Siversk Front: Some of the fiercest fighting had been reported in the direction of Rozdovlivka, with the Ukrainian pouring troops into the area of prevent a Russian breakthrough. And this is for a good reason: Rozdovlivka represents one of the southern lynchpin to the entire Siversk salient. The fall of the position…
[ Siege of Bakhmut ] Ukraine 3 towns away frm losing entire Bakhmut: Ivanivske, Pidhorodne & Yahidne
Update from the Bakhmut Front: Ukrainian Defense Ministry shockingly reported that fighting is now in the area of Ivanivske, a town South-West-West of Bakhmut City. Through Ivanivske lies the important highway to Konstyantynivka, a major forward deployment base. Losing control of the highway, would mean losing a major reinforcement and resupply route. And what’s more…
[ Bakhmut-NiuYork Front Analysis ] Why Russia push West from Kurdyumivka/Ozarianivka: Kostyantynivka
Update from the Bakhmut-NiuYork Front: Russia had been launching major offensive at the southern most end of Bakhmut Front and northern most end of the Niu-York Front. Fighting had been reported from Zalizne, Pivnichne and Druzhba around Toretsk, to Dyliivka and west of Kurdyumivka towards Bila Hora. It might seemed pretty aimless and very detached…
Full Report on the Missile Incident at Przewodow, Poland
Basic information We know that around 3-4pm on 15/11/2022 a rocket hit a farm in a Polish village of Przewodów. Two men in their sixties were killed. The men have worked in this very place for 20 years. One of them was a tractor driver, the other one was the warehouse manager. At the time…
[ Bakhmut Front ] Russian forces enter eastern part of Bakhmut City; pincer developing N & S of City
Update from the Bakhmut Front: Latest report suggest the Wagner PMC had been reinforced by Russian and Donetsk forces over at the Bakhmut Front, and had entered the residential region on the eastern side of Bakhmut City. With pressure mounting in the south of the city at Opytne and the north of the city at…
New Moroccan drone strikes against the Polisario : A beginning of a resumption of daily strikes?
The Moroccan army reportedly carried out a strike against “armed elements” in the area of Mijek near the border with Mauritania. This action was allegedly in response to rumors and threats from the Polisario about the arrival of Iranian drones. However, the pro-Polisario media claims that the strike was against civilians. The incident is said…
[ Syria / Iraq SITREP: 1-7/12 ] Turkey threatens ground offensive if Kurdish forces do not withdraw
Update from Syria: Turkey’s President Erdogan had warned that Turkey will have no choice but to resort to a new ground offensive into Northern Syria to establish the 30km buffer zones between the Turkey-Syria border from any Kurdish forces operating in Syria. Russia had reacted by opening negotiations with the Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)…
[ Siversk Front Analysis ] Serebrianka & Verkhnokamyanske key to break Ukraine’s hold on Siversk
Update from the Siversk Front: Russian forces had reportedly captured Dibrova and is pushing south through the forest north of the Siverskyi Donets River towards Serebrianka. This coupled with the announcement by the Russian Defense Ministry that they have captured Bilohorivka of the Donetsk region – signals the weakening of the Ukrainian lines over at…
[ Bakhmut Front ] Ukraine lines collapse south of Bakhmut as Russia forces captured 4 vital towns
Update from the Bakhmut Front: Ukrainian forces suffered major defeat south of Bakhmut City as Russian forces consisting of the Wagner PMC and Donetsk People’s Republic Militia finally overrun the Ukrainian lines that had been holding up for more than 2 months. Russian forces captured Andriivka, Zelenopillya and Ozarianivka on the 28th Nov 2022, before…
[ Bakhmut Front ] Russia planning to bypass Bakhmut entirely by encircling it in North-South pincer
Update from the Bakhmut Front: Ukrainian Defense Ministry in their latest report mentioned that they had repulsed an attack in the town of Pidhorodne. Unbeknownst to casual readers / non-mappers of the report, one may not realised that this town an important location in the north-east outskirt of Bakhmut City. NE of Bakhmut had been…