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Russian Army has started a huge attack in the front of Avdivka/Авдіївка this morning preceded by intensive bombardment during the last few days. Let us remember that the city is a very important bastion for the Ukrainian army as it allows it to maintain a continuous bombardment on the city of Donetsk, which has been a headache for the Donetsk People's Republic during these almost ten years of conflict. The capture of Avdivka would mean an end to this almost daily shelling. However, the battle will not be easy for the Russian army, as it requires a considerable number of troops to carry out the enveloping movement that forces the Ukrainian withdrawal from this place. Direct assaults are useless in the face of the enormous amount of fortifications present within the locality, so we will witness fighting on the outskirts from the north, south and east after the arrival of numerous reinforcements to the region in recent weeks, reinforcements that had hardly taken place previously in an axis where the Russian forces, and more specifically the Republican militias have been in a minority with respect to the Ukrainian side. To see Wagner's troops in this front will allow us to know if it is the second Bakhmut that was so much predicted.
The attack of Russian Army north and south of Avdivka/Авдіївка continue with high intensity. Troops are making advances but they are smaller than some maps shows. Actually the clashes are closer to the Stepove/Степове rather than Berdychi/Бердичі. As it was said previously, the battle is difficult and it won't be easy to advance.
Situation at Gaza strip [2/11/2023]:
IDF reached Al-Rasheed Street and the sea from the southern axis thus cutting all supply routes to the city of Gaza, which is now surrounded. Moreover, israeli troops continue advancing in the rest of the axis taking new positions at the northern border, where clashes are taking place close to Um Al-Nasser; Al-Tawam neighborhood and Bait Hanoun.
IDF advances were fast and covered by big aerial strikes. However, while the ground is being taken, the tunnel system remains intacted and Palestinian groups are implementing guerrilla tactics to inflict causalties on IDF ranks. The urban battle to take Gaza will be bloody and difficult for Israeli troops, a fact that is already affecting the reputation of the Prime Minister Netanyahu. 🇵🇸🇮🇱
Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?hl=es&mid=1SrPdIEnbc9pLZIL_nD02rfOGiUuAboc&ll=31.5055046378002%2C34.46764633080613&z=12 ]
Ukrainian-Russian war. Day 623:
Situation north of Avdivka: Russian Army advanced along the frontline and northwest of Krasnohorivka/Красногорівка. The distance between Russian positions north and south of the city is now 6,5 Km.
Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V8NzjQkzMOhpuLhkktbiKgodOQ27X6IV&ll=48.15496256090386%2C37.71088377071665&z=12 ]
Ukrainian-Russian war. Day 638
Situation south of Avdivka: Russian Army broke Ukrainian army defenses of 2014 and took control over Donetsk filtration station (Донецька фільтрувальна станція).
Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V8NzjQkzMOhpuLhkktbiKgodOQ27X6IV&ll=48.12620639479311%2C37.79004079208008&z=14 ]
Ukrainian-Russian war. Day 643:
Situation north of Bakhmut: Russian Army reentered in Khromove/Хромове after troops retook control over the northern hills.
Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V8NzjQkzMOhpuLhkktbiKgodOQ27X6IV&ll=48.60359144173142%2C37.958162386886684&z=14 ]
Today the operations of combing the urban area of Avdivka were completed, consolidating Russian control over it. There are still operations at the Coke plant to the north. In the following days the troops that participated in the operation will begin to move to different axes to resume offensive operations. A high caliber offensive should not be expected. Let us remember that the war of attrition continues and will continue this year. However, the capture of the city of Avdivka will release a large number of troops that will relatively accelerate Russian advances on the eastern front. The main current fronts are the following.
- West of Avdivka, where Russian troops will continue their offensive to create a buffer zone around the city until they reach the first Ukrainian defensive lines. Possibly they will be supported from the Pervomaiske axis where they will continue to advance slowly.
- The west and southwest of the city of Donetsk: the progress to Kurakhovo will continue during the rest of the year. Battles will be similar to Marinka, so no major changes are expected. Different is the situation further south, as the future seizure of Pobjeda will allow Russian forces to reach the north of Kostyantynivka precipitating a small collapse of Ukrainian troops that will end up withdrawing from Paraskoviivka and Novomykhailivka. The salient around Ugledar would be significantly reduced, but not in a critical situation for the Ukrainian troops who would continue to be in an advantageous position because of the open and flat terrain. It is possible that taken Kostyantynivka will begin in turn a process towards Uspenivka parallel to Kurakhovo. It is worth noting the small advances between Velyka Novosilka and Pavlivka during the last few days. The Russian army is starting to work on the recovery of positions lost during the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the summer of 2023, from Donetsk to Zaporizhia. A limited offensive but which in the first mentioned sector would aim to seize the Zolota Nyva-Prechystivka-Pavlivka line to put pressure on the Ukrainian troops in Ugledar as well.
- On the northwestern and Luhansk front the slow advance towards the Zerebets and then Oskil rivers will continue. There is talk that the next objective will be Kupyansk. It is true that it is one of the cities set for the Russian army. However, the necessary conditions for the entry into the first districts of the city have not yet been met. The fight for Syn'kivka continues unchanged and despite the change of strategy and officers on this front the Russian forces are still not prevailing.
- Bakhmut front: this front regained importance in the last months when the Russian troops managed to regain all the lost territory in summer 2023 and advance towards Chasiv Yar taking the Popivske area. The localities of Bohdanivka and Ivanivske are the last obstacle to reach the channel, leaving the Russian troops in position for a future assault on the city of Chasiv Yar and the unblocking of the situation around Klishchiivka.
The war is entering its third year and sadly will continue indefinitely, producing more irreparable human losses.
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Ukrainian-Russian war. Day 731:
Situation west of Avdivka: Russian Army took full control over Lastochkyne. With the capture of the village, the situation of the Ukrainian army in Sjeverne has become more complicated, and the troops have practically withdrawn from this locality as well.
Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V8NzjQkzMOhpuLhkktbiKgodOQ27X6IV&ll=48.15222260098852%2C37.657472196464624&z=12 ]
Russian troops are now storming Tonenke. The momentum after the fall of Avdivka has not stopped and the Russian army is taking advantage of the Ukrainian withdrawal to seize control of the towns to the west until it reaches the Ukrainian defence line. The situation of the Ukrainian army is worrying, as it is losing personnel at the cost of holding on to frontline positions for a short time before being forced to abandon them. The smart thing to do would be to withdraw to the defence line between Karlivske Reservoir and Ocheretyne and from there shell the attacking Russian forces, which would advance slowly through the abandoned area under Ukrainian artillery and drone fire. This technique was used by the Russian army during the successful Ukrainian offensive in Kharkov. Outnumbered and outgunned, Russian troops withdrew beyond the Oskil River to build a new line of defence around the Svatove heights. Ukrainian troops seized a large area on this bank of the river. However, they were unable to advance any further.
The reasons for this decision may possibly lie in the frictions in the Ukrainian manod after Zaluznhy's dismissal and the Ukrainian government's need to avoid territorial losses as a bargaining chip for new aid packages.
Ukrainian-Russian war. Day 733:
Situation west of Avdvika: Russian Army continue the advance towards Tonenke, taking control over the western forest belt; and Orlivka, aproaching to Churylovskyi Pond.
Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V8NzjQkzMOhpuLhkktbiKgodOQ27X6IV&ll=48.15909406844384%2C37.64906542567116&z=12 ]
Following the arrival of reinforcements, Ukrainian army has managed to temporarily stabilise the Avdvika front around the first line of defence. The aim of these offensive operations is to buy time to improve the second line defences.
🇪🇺🇺🇦🇷🇺 A map of the possible deployment of a NATO military contingent in Ukraine has appeared on the Internet, if such a decision is made by the members of the alliance.

According to the authors of this map, international forces can be prioritized in the northwestern direction (border with Belarus).

Odessa will be "taken" under the control of soldiers from Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova.

The topic of deploying foreign troops in Ukraine is actively discussed in the West, where it does not meet with much approval.
Ukrainian-Russian war. Day 742:
Situation on Zaporizhia front: During the last week Russian Army made significant advances northwest of Verbove taking control over the rest of Surovikin line out of control. In addition, troops advanced westwards in order to reduce the salient and reach Robotyne from the east.
Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V8NzjQkzMOhpuLhkktbiKgodOQ27X6IV&ll=47.43787946618325%2C35.86836989708309&z=13 ]
Ukrainian-Russian war. Day 743:
Situation west of Avdivka: During the last two days Russian Army advanced south of Orlivka reaching the dam of Zorianskyi Pond and the plantations adjacent to the northern part of Tonenke (what is called "the garden") where clashes with Ukrainian Army are taking place.
Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V8NzjQkzMOhpuLhkktbiKgodOQ27X6IV&ll=48.16418109021857%2C37.67023749086487&z=12 ]
The latest advances made by Russian Army inside Pervomaiske were relatively easy. It seems that big part of Ukrainian forces stationed there withdrew to the western edge of the locality. However, it's premature to say that the center was taken.