Day 663
Articles and Reporting
An article from the Institute for the Study of War detailing Ukraine’s successful campaign to paralyze and disable the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which has been all but eliminated as a significant factor in the war.
Ukrainian Strikes Have Changed Russian Naval Operations in the Black Sea, retrieved from the Institute for the Study of War.
Relevant Statistics
All vehicle losses are visually confirmed only and thus represent the lowest possibly figure (sourced from Oryx, here and here); they are updated to the nearest 25 daily. All personnel losses are estimates or projections and should be viewed as such; they are updated as new information becomes available.
Russia
Ukraine
War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
Russian forces in Ukraine have committed and continue to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity in the occupied regions of Ukraine, in violation of international law and basic human decency. Russian crimes in Ukraine constitute genocide and ethnic cleansing, with Russia’s stated war aims including the elimination of Ukrainians as a separate country, language, culture, and people.
No especially notable atrocities reported today.
Overview
Ukrainian officials and others continue to indicate that the dearth of available artillery shells is causing “shell hunger” among many Ukrainian units. Shell production and delivery remains the single most important and enduring challenging for arming Ukraine, with European production continuing to lag and American output hobbled by the need to resupply expended stockpiles and continued negotiations in Congress.
The European Union issued another round of sanctions on Russian industries, exports, and assets, aimed at further cracking down on sanctions-evasion efforts and preventing Russian access to military-capable goods.
Regional Military Updates
Note: MilitaryLand maps are two days old.
Northern Theatre
Svatove Front
Limited action. Fighting reported around Synkivka.q Russian attacks east of Kupyansk repelled. Russian attacks around Makiivka repelled. Fighting reported west of Kreminna. Fighting reported south of Kreminna.
Bakhmut Front
Limited action. Ukrainian counterattacks around Bilohorivka possibly repelled. Russian attacks around Spirne repelled. Fighting reported north of Soledar. Russian attacks northwest of Bakhmut likely made marginal gains. Russian attacks around Klishchiivka possibly repelled. Russian attacks around Andriivka repelled. Ukrainian counter attacks around Kurdyumivka possibly repelled.
Southern Theatre
Donetsk Front
Significant action. The Russian Avdiivka Offensive is ongoing. Ukrainian counterattacks northwest of Horlivka likely repelled. Russian attacks southeast of Novokalynove repelled. Russian attacks around Stepove likely repelled. Russian attacks around the Avdiivka Coke Plant likely repelled. Russian attacks southeast of Avdiivka likely repelled. Russian attacks around Sieverne repelled. Russian attacks around Pervomaiske repelled. Ukrainian counterattacks around Marinka possibly repelled. Russian attacks on Novomykhailivka made gains. Ukrainian counterattacks around Novomykhailivka likely repelled.
Velyka Novosilka Front
Limited action. No offensive action reported.
Zaporizhzhia Front
Limited action. Fighting reported around Verbove. Fighting reported around Robotyne.
Kherson Front [Provisional]
Skirmishing continues to be reported along much of the left bank of the Dnieper River, most especially in and around Krynky, where Russian forces made marginal gains.
Daily Conclusion
No report or assessment for today.
