Posted on Nov 11, 2023
Ukraine war maps show gains, losses this week as Avdiivka teeters on brink
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Russian forces continued their offensive this week targeting the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, just north of Donetsk. It remains surrounded on three sides, according to a graph produced by The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a Washington D.C.-based think tank.
Moscow launched a surprise offensive against the town in October after a Ukrainian counterattack over the summer made only modest ground, failing to reach the Black Sea and cut Russia's land bridge to Crimea. Both Russia and Ukraine have conducted assaults this week in a bid to break an increasingly deadlocked conflict.
Moscow launched a surprise offensive against the town in October after a Ukrainian counterattack over the summer made only modest ground, failing to reach the Black Sea and cut Russia's land bridge to Crimea. Both Russia and Ukraine have conducted assaults this week in a bid to break an increasingly deadlocked conflict.
Ukraine war maps show gains, losses this week as Avdiivka teeters on brink
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Arguably Kyiv's biggest success in the past week came in Crimea, illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, where two Russian landing ships were struck and reportedly sunk by Ukrainian waterborne drones in Sevastopol.
On Friday, Ukrainian military intelligence released footage showing the drones approaching their targets, before at least two explosions. In an accompanying Telegram post, the intelligence officials wrote: "As a result of a night operation on the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea, [Ukrainian] soldiers struck small amphibious ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet."
In October, satellite images showed much of the Russian Black Sea fleet had left Sevastopol and relocated to other bases following a series of strikes by Ukrainian drones and missiles. These included a direct hit on its headquarters on September 22, which reportedly killed a number of senior officers.
The ISW update said that the number of Russian attacks on Ukraine using Iranian-made Shahed drones has dropped significantly over the past month. The think tank said it may be down to Moscow saving its drone stockpile for an offensive in the winter, likely including the targeting of Ukrainian energy supplies.
The think tank added: "Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Ihnat stated on November 10 that Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 500 Shahed-131/-136 drones in September 2023 and several hundred drones in October 2023 but are currently launching drone strikes with fewer Shaheds almost every night.
"Russian milbloggers noted on November 9 that Russian forces conducted large-scale Shahed strikes against Ukraine almost every night from the end of summer until mid-October 2023," the ISW said. "The milbloggers claimed that Russia's Shahed strikes have been notably smaller and less frequent in the past month due to Russian forces planning to synchronize a new wave of intense combined strikes with the beginning of future large-scale ground operations."
..."Arguably Kyiv's biggest success in the past week came in Crimea, illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, where two Russian landing ships were struck and reportedly sunk by Ukrainian waterborne drones in Sevastopol.
On Friday, Ukrainian military intelligence released footage showing the drones approaching their targets, before at least two explosions. In an accompanying Telegram post, the intelligence officials wrote: "As a result of a night operation on the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea, [Ukrainian] soldiers struck small amphibious ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet."
In October, satellite images showed much of the Russian Black Sea fleet had left Sevastopol and relocated to other bases following a series of strikes by Ukrainian drones and missiles. These included a direct hit on its headquarters on September 22, which reportedly killed a number of senior officers.
The ISW update said that the number of Russian attacks on Ukraine using Iranian-made Shahed drones has dropped significantly over the past month. The think tank said it may be down to Moscow saving its drone stockpile for an offensive in the winter, likely including the targeting of Ukrainian energy supplies.
The think tank added: "Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Ihnat stated on November 10 that Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 500 Shahed-131/-136 drones in September 2023 and several hundred drones in October 2023 but are currently launching drone strikes with fewer Shaheds almost every night.
"Russian milbloggers noted on November 9 that Russian forces conducted large-scale Shahed strikes against Ukraine almost every night from the end of summer until mid-October 2023," the ISW said. "The milbloggers claimed that Russia's Shahed strikes have been notably smaller and less frequent in the past month due to Russian forces planning to synchronize a new wave of intense combined strikes with the beginning of future large-scale ground operations."
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