Ukraine War Update
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"The greater the range of these systems, the further away we will be forced to move the threat from our borders."
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- Russian military commanders likely cut off Wagner Group's independent access to artillery shells and heavy weaponry to professionalize Russian conventional forces
- Prigozhin's appeal about lack of artillery ammunition for Wagner may be masking his frustration at Wagner's inability to operate artillery independently
- Mortar fire is incredibly important in urban fighting environments like Bakhmut
Northeast Sector - Kupyansk to Svatove to Kreminna
- Russian forces conducting successful offensive operations in Kupyansk direction despite slow pace
- Ukrainian forces announced civilian evacuations in Kupyansk in anticipation of surrendering the settlement
- Rumours of Ukrainian advance near Svatove but no confirmation
- Russian forces continued ground assaults near Kreminna on 19-20 Feb
- Geolocated footage shows marginal Russian advances near Torske, 15km west of Kreminna
- Russian airborne forces (VDV) may be main strike force near Kreminna, unclear if reinforcing or relieving elements of 144th Motorized Rifle Division
- Russian forces tried to advance near Bilohorivka and Makiivka, attacked near Hryhorivka and Zhuravka
Bakhmut
- Russians throwing everything at Bakhmut, hoping to break Ukrainian defences now as it will be harder if the line stabilizes
- If the Russian assault fails, unclear what their plan B is
- Yahidne village west of Bakhmut is looking endangered, Russians likely have some presence there but Ukrainians may be counter-attacking
- Fighting continues northeast of Pakivka, Wagner have gained some ground south towards Yahidne
- Russians have brought a lot of heavy equipment into the Bakhmut area
- Southwest of Bakhmut, no major changes, an attack towards Ivanivske was repulsed
Avdiivka
- North of Kamyanka, Ukrainians counter-attacked and advanced 700m on a front line quiet for months
- At Opytne and Pisky, Russians have concentrated 13 regiments/brigades, equal to their forces around Kreminna but in half the area
- Front line around Marinka and Avdiivka is stuck, Russian troops lack combat power to advance
- Russian reinforcements of 5,000 troops reportedly being brought together in Mariupol and Melitopol to reinforce Vuhledar and force a breakthrough
Vuhledar
- In last 5 days, Ukrainians launched a counter-attack and retook southern outskirts of Vuhledar town and part of Mykilske dachas
- Russian army and DPR forces have retreated from those areas
- Several Russian mil-bloggers circulated footage of Russian naval infantry storming a Ukrainian trench near Vuhledar
- Offensive has bogged down despite actions of 155th and 338th Guards Rocket Artillery Brigades
- TOS-1A thermobaric artillery systems still supporting Russian operations in the sector despite one being destroyed
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Fronts
- Localized attacks took place in Novodanylivka area
- Ukrainian official stated Russians concentrating forces near Orikhiv, likely to deploy ~15 battalion tactical groups by 24 Feb
- ISW has not observed this Russian force concentration in Orikhiv area recently so Ukrainian claims may not be definite
- Not much to report in Kherson area beyond usual HIMARS strikes behind Russian lines
- Desperate Ukrainian calls for longer range munitions continue
Wrap up
Jonathan played a clip of Putin's speech warning that the greater the range of Western-supplied weapons systems to Ukraine, the further Russia will be forced to move the threat away from its borders. Jonathan sees this as a counter to Ukraine's demand and the West's willingness to provide long-range munitions.
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