⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ #Donbass offensive: The situation in Eastern #Ukraine at the end of 23 August 2022⚡️
▪️ In #Kharkov, a fire broke out in the morning at the Shevchenko instrument manufacturing plant, which had already been attacked by the Russian air force at the beginning of the SMO.
▪️ In the direction of #Bakhmut (#Artemovsk), the allied forces are engaged in positional fighting in important parts of the front line:
➖ Units of the 6th Cossack Regiment of the LPR People's Militia continue their attack on #Soledar. Ukrainian forces are trying to stop the offensive of the allied forces by scattering pressure mines ("petals"). Clashes are currently taking place in the area of Zalevsky Street and the Belokamensk Refractory Plant.
➖ Sources on the Ukrainian side confirm the Wagner PMC control over the eastern part of Patrice Lumumba Street in #Bakhmut (#Artemovsk).
➖ Russian forces are suppressing identified fire points of Ukrainian units with artillery and mortar fire, including in the city centre.
➖ South of #Bakhmut, allied forces have approached the settlement of #Zaitsevo, which is an important defence node for the city itself.
➖ Fighting continues in #Kodema, #Yakovlevka and near the Mayorskaya railway station.
▪️ In the direction of #Donetsk, Allied forces are expanding their offensive after taking #Peski and positions near #Nevelskoye:
➖ DPR People's Militia units have launched an attack on AFU strongholds along the #Donetsk Ring Road and are advancing from #Staromikhailovka.
➖ East of the Donetsk Ring Road, the 100th Brigade of the DPR People's Militia has driven the enemy out of the state agricultural buildings south of #Peski.
➖ Ukrainian units have attacked the buildings of the DPR Heads's Administration and the Republican Interior Ministry, as well as civilian objects in the centre of Donetsk. There are civilian casualties and deaths.
▪️ In #Zaporozhye region, the Russian Air Force conducted a patrol of targets near #Zaliznichnoye, #Malynovka and #Olginskoye.
Russian forces attacked enemy fire positions in #Nikopol, #Marganets and #Chernigovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, from where Ukrainian forces shelled #Energodar and the #Zaporozhye NPP. In addition, Russian forces have carried out missile attacks on AFU facilities near #Dnipropetrovsk.
In the direction of Krivoy Rog, AFU units again attempted to storm Russian forces' positions in #Vysokopolye, but suffered casualties and withdrew.
@rybar/@Slavyangrad #SMO/
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▪️ In #Kharkov, a fire broke out in the morning at the Shevchenko instrument manufacturing plant, which had already been attacked by the Russian air force at the beginning of the SMO.
▪️ In the direction of #Bakhmut (#Artemovsk), the allied forces are engaged in positional fighting in important parts of the front line:
➖ Units of the 6th Cossack Regiment of the LPR People's Militia continue their attack on #Soledar. Ukrainian forces are trying to stop the offensive of the allied forces by scattering pressure mines ("petals"). Clashes are currently taking place in the area of Zalevsky Street and the Belokamensk Refractory Plant.
➖ Sources on the Ukrainian side confirm the Wagner PMC control over the eastern part of Patrice Lumumba Street in #Bakhmut (#Artemovsk).
➖ Russian forces are suppressing identified fire points of Ukrainian units with artillery and mortar fire, including in the city centre.
➖ South of #Bakhmut, allied forces have approached the settlement of #Zaitsevo, which is an important defence node for the city itself.
➖ Fighting continues in #Kodema, #Yakovlevka and near the Mayorskaya railway station.
▪️ In the direction of #Donetsk, Allied forces are expanding their offensive after taking #Peski and positions near #Nevelskoye:
➖ DPR People's Militia units have launched an attack on AFU strongholds along the #Donetsk Ring Road and are advancing from #Staromikhailovka.
➖ East of the Donetsk Ring Road, the 100th Brigade of the DPR People's Militia has driven the enemy out of the state agricultural buildings south of #Peski.
➖ Ukrainian units have attacked the buildings of the DPR Heads's Administration and the Republican Interior Ministry, as well as civilian objects in the centre of Donetsk. There are civilian casualties and deaths.
▪️ In #Zaporozhye region, the Russian Air Force conducted a patrol of targets near #Zaliznichnoye, #Malynovka and #Olginskoye.
Russian forces attacked enemy fire positions in #Nikopol, #Marganets and #Chernigovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, from where Ukrainian forces shelled #Energodar and the #Zaporozhye NPP. In addition, Russian forces have carried out missile attacks on AFU facilities near #Dnipropetrovsk.
In the direction of Krivoy Rog, AFU units again attempted to storm Russian forces' positions in #Vysokopolye, but suffered casualties and withdrew.
@rybar/@Slavyangrad #SMO/
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