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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Battle for Bakhmut
situation as of February 26, 2023
🔻After the liberation of Yagodny, the assault detachments of the Wagner PMC continued to move south from Berkhovka. Now Russian units have entrenched themselves south of the Berkhovsky reservoir, and have also liberated Dubovo-Vasilevka - the surrounding area in the west is being mopped up.
▪️The establishment of control over an important transport artery through Berkhovka has created a serious threat to the grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the north of Bakhmut - now the only way to the city lies through a country road in Artemovsky (Khromovo), the state of which does not allow it to be used properly.
▪️Despite the fact that the Ukrainian formations stubbornly hold every stronghold in Bakhmut, the situation for them has noticeably worsened. To slow down the advance of the Wagnerites, a dam was blown up on the northwestern outskirts of Bakhmut.
Thus, the Armed Forces of Ukraine intended to hold back the advance of Russian units and ensure the safe withdrawal of their forces from the right bank of the Bakhmutka River. But the destruction of the dam will not fundamentally affect the situation in the city: water flows will go to the Stupka area north of AZOM and leave along Bakhmutka in a northerly direction for several days.
In fact, this may force the formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to leave the northern districts of the city due to the threat of being surrounded, and the decision itself was probably made hastily in a panic after the breakthrough of the Wagner PMC in Yagodnoye and Berkhovka.
🔻On the eastern outskirts, the “Wagnerites” advanced from Shchedraya Street to Kooperativnaya Street, gaining a foothold in residential development. There are about 300 meters left before the crossing to the left bank of Bakhmutka.
🔻In the southwest, the assault on Krasnoye continues - fighting is underway near the southwestern outskirts of the village. In addition, the assault detachments recaptured part of the positions near the Bakhmut-Konstantinovka highway. In the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the situation is assessed as critical, one of the battalions of the 46th detachment of the Airborne Troops of Ukraine was withdrawn to reserve lines to restore combat capability.
▪️In other areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, new lines of defense are being prepared. Engineering units of the 24th and 28th ombri are strengthening their positions in Chasov Yar, Grigorovka, Belaya Gora and Dyleevka. Construction materials are supplied daily from Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.
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Military expert Boris Rozhin on the situation in Artemovsk
Part1
In Artemovsk, negative trends continue to grow for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the north of the city after the liberation of Yagodny. Confirming photos from the village have already appeared yesterday.
The enemy was forced to withdraw from northern Artemovsk, and blow up the dam to flood the area and hinder the further advance of our troops in the north of the city. In the future, this, of course, will affect logistics for some time. Promotion there is likely to slow down as well.
Nevertheless, there is progress in the Dubovo-Vasilevka area, where fighting is taking place near the village, and according to some reports, already in the village itself. The enemy, despite the withdrawal of part of the forces, continues to resist, there are no signs of breaking the resistance in the north of Artemovsk yet. The enemy is acting according to a pre-prepared plan.
That is, gradually, when our troops begin to squeeze key positions from him, he prepares a retreat to the next line of defense while trying to maintain control over supply lines, because if the road through Khromovo is lost, then, of course, all these plans for methodical defense the western part of the city, which were evident in the fall, will gradually diverge from reality.
Therefore, now the enemy is trying to create a defensive position already southwest of Dubovo-Vasilevka and Yagodnoye, trying to at least physically cover the road to Khromovo, although it can already be said that he decided to take the road under fire control, because the artillery is gradually being pulled up, and travel on this road will become more and more dangerous, the same applies to the various adjacent dirt roads.
That is, it will be possible to drive, but with art. shelling, this will be associated with losses, that is, the situation with Severo-Donetsk and Lisichansk is repeated. As for the southern road through Krasnoye, the enemy continues to attempt counterattacks there to push the assault groups of the PMC "Wagner" directly from the road. This does not allow him to fully ensure the safety of the road, because it has been under artillery fire for a long time, which Ukrainian sources confirmed, but at least it will reduce some of the costs associated with the operation of the road that passes through Krasnoe.
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Part 2
On our part, of course, assault actions are being taken in the direction of Krasnoye with the aim, again, to enter this road and completely close this issue.
And in the city itself, fighting continues, in the area of the meat processing plant, the southeastern quarters, these are the southern quarters, including in the direction of the plane at the entrance to the city, but so far it cannot be said that some kind of breakthrough has taken shape there.
There is slow progress. There is no operational environment for the city yet since there is still no dense art. control over all roads that lead into the city. But, on the other hand, this control is gradually increasing as the artillery advances, now, since the terrain, roads, and primers have been transported, it has become more difficult to pass.
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