🏎 Enemy Arteries Leading to Bahmut. OSINT Analysis

🔥 Analysis of enemy strikes by the Defense Forces from May to August indicates two main routes for supplying troops and equipment. Let's examine each.

📍 The first one is to the south: Semyhirya through Klishchiivka and Kurdyumivka. The map of strikes clearly shows the route supplying the enemy grouping south of Bakhmut. The vulnerable section from Semyhirya to Kodema, where even strikes are possible, branches into two—via Zaitseve and Mykolayivka. The first supplies the Klishchiivka area, the second—the Kurdyumivka area.

▶️The complexity and vulnerability of logistics became one of the reasons for success in the south. Therefore, the enemy has no choice but to lay mines between combat contact line and the highway to Horlivka.

📍 The second one is to the north. The section from the gas station to the end of Lumumba Street contains two intersections. This is where the enemy's supply to both the city and the north is hampered. Our artillery's work on the road from Paraskoviyivka to Berkhivka is very effective. While the enemy's holding of Zaliznyansky looks like a bad idea on the map, the concentration of infantry there is colossal. In mid-August, the katsaps' advantage in infantry prevented us from establishing a position in the forest near the village.

▶️Despite such a mess of routes, the enemy has relatively safe sections of the road from Soledar, Popasna, and Debaltseve. The enemy's northern grouping, although more complex in its defense management and problematic due to the Siversky salient, manages to effectively deliver equipment, manpower, and ammunition due to its branched logistics system.

⏳ We've said before that we don't like making forecasts, so developments near Bakhmut won't be an exception. This OSINT analysis shows the enemy's weakness in the south, which he won't be able to fix, only increasing losses. In the north, the situation is significantly better for him.

👤 However, the main factor remains people. Ukrainian artillery is doing colossal work in this sector. Whether we will have enough available infantry forces and equipment for further advancement—time will tell.

🗞 Media spread incompetent headlines about the "encirclement of Bakhmut." This is far from the case. The enemy might not value their lives, but for us, the move from Ivanivsky to Klishchiivka was difficult and bloody. Its strategic value will be revealed over time.

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🇪🇺The European Parliament has adopted a resolution recognizing lukashenko as being involved in the war against Ukraine

🟠"Enabling the unjustified aggressive war by russia against Ukraine, Lukashenko's regime has become complicit in the crimes committed by russia, which entails responsibility for the destruction and harm caused to Ukraine. A special international tribunal on the crime of aggression committed by russia against Ukraine should have jurisdiction to investigate not only putin and the russian political and military leadership but also the belarusian leadership. [The resolution] calls on EU institutions and member states to take all necessary measures to ensure the criminal prosecution of belarusian officials involved in the crime of aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes of genocide committed against Ukraine," the resolution states.

‼️ "[The resolution] considers Lukashenko to be just as responsible for these war crimes (note: deportation or forced displacement of the population) as Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, and therefore calls on the ICC to consider the possibility of issuing a similar international arrest warrant for Lukashenko."

🏢Now we are waiting for the decision of the International Criminal Court regarding the issuance of an arrest warrant for the cockroach.

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⚔️ They are hardened by iron and blood, destroying the enemy with steel muscles

🗡 The tank forces of Ukraine have during this time set an example for the entire world, showing that no obstacle stands in their way. We have repeatedly seen the courage and strength of Ukrainian tankers. And one such example is footage from the Chernihiv region, where one tank fires at a column of invaders who were coming to conquer Ukraine.

🇺🇦 Happy Tank Forces Day, Ukraine! Thank you!

❓ "Why don't we give Ukraine what it needs?"

🇬🇧 A great friend of Ukraine, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wrote an article in which he criticized Western partners for dragging their feet in providing more assistance to our country in the war against the ruzzians.

💬"There is only one thing they want from us, and that is weapons to finish the job. So, I simply do not understand why we continue to stall. Why are we always so slow? How can we look these people in the eye and explain the delay? Throughout this entire war, we have underestimated Ukrainians and overestimated putin, and we are doing the same today," says the article.

🗂The article contains many interesting points that are currently relevant, resonating daily in the public discourse with our partners, and Johnson, having been in Ukraine, experiences them firsthand. Time is not on our side, and the more we wait, the more the enemy uses it to strengthen their defense.

🌐 Our partners have taken the initiative to establish a world order and guarantees of its security. So now we need the means to defend them, otherwise there will be chaos. And the best way is to destroy the ruzzians, this is a weapon.

🫡Thank you, Boris Johnson, for the support and understanding!

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✈️ Fighters from the "Falcon Squad" of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Kosh Otaman Kost Hordiyenko shared footage of their nighttime operations near Bilohorivka (D)

💪Work by the crew member Dev'a.

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⚔️ Cleanup operations are ongoing in Andriivka; it's too early to talk about full control over the area.

🌊Yesterday, assault troops from the 3rd Assault Brigade entered the village: some of the katsaps were eliminated, while some are still hiding underground.

🤫 Stabilization efforts continue; the katsaps are trying to prevent our troops from securing positions. We recommend waiting for updates from the 3rd Assault Brigade and letting the soldiers do their job. Rushing things in a day or two won't save any infantryman's life.

💬 According to one of the fighters, "The 3rd Assault Brigade has a well-developed media component, so they can independently report on capturing the area."

🔄 The area is transitioning into a gray zone.

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Situation on the frontlines as of the end of the day on September 14, 2023

▶️ On the Belarusian, Siverskyi and Bilhorod directions — no changes.

▶️ On the Svatove direction — near Novoiehorivka, the enemy is making weak attempts to regain the initiative. Near Novovodiane, enemy equipment planning to engage in storming actions was hit.

▶️ On the Bakhmut direction — clarified combat contact line near Vesele; this is not fresh advancement but the result of periodic shifts on the front. Ongoing fighting and clearing operations in both Klishchiivka and Andriivka. Too early to speak of liberating these villages, although it's heading that way.

▶️ On the Avdiivka direction — no changes. In Marinka, the enemy again tried to improve its tactical position. Despite the complexity of the battles, the enemy has been unable to capture the town for 19 months now. Near Pervomaiske, artillery is hitting enemy front-line strongpoints.

▶️ On the Berdiansk direction — no changes. Clashes occurred in Novomayorske: outcome unknown.

▶️ On the Zaporizhzhia direction — ongoing battles around Robotyne, near Verbove, and on route T-0803.

▶️ On the Tavria direction — no changes.

🗂 Analytical note. Heavy fighting continues on the Svatove, Bakhmut, and Zaporizhzhia directions.

💬In case of inaccuracies, you can notify us through the bot @newsdeepstatebot.

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🇺🇦Soldiers from the 3rd Assault Brigade reported the liberation of the settlement of Andriivka

🌊Specifically, the 72nd separate motorized rifle brigade of the russian federation, which was stationed in Andriivka, has been destroyed. Defense Forces have secured their positions in the settlement and continue to fight in new locations.

🔄 The settlement transitions to a blue zone.

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🇬🇧The UK's Home Office has added the private company "wagner" to its list of terrorist organizations

💬The government's website states that "membership in or active support of the wagner group in the United Kingdom will be considered a criminal offense with potential imprisonment for up to 14 years, which may be issued alongside a fine or instead of it."

🐷 The Wagner private military company will now be among the 78 banned organizations.

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🇺🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧Valerii Zaluzhnyi met with his American and British counterparts

💬 They discussed the operational situation on the front and future plans for the development of events. Assistance to Ukraine in areas such as air defense, evacuation of the wounded, and equipment repair was also discussed.

🕓The results of this meeting will become evident over time. The expectation is that Zaluzhnyi provided a clear picture of the ongoing war to avoid any misunderstandings, especially regarding assistance.

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🐷 "No russian car will enter Poland" - Mariusz Kaminski

🇵🇱Today Poland introduces a ban on the entry of cars registered in ruzzia. This was announced by the Minister of the Interior and Administration Mariusz Kaminski.

👥The ministry's Twitter page noted that "this is another element of the sanctions imposed on russia and its citizens in connection with the brutal war in Ukraine. Today, the russian state poses a threat to international security."

🚫The ban was also reported by the Polish Border Guard Service:

💬 "Russian-registered vehicles with russian license plates that appear at Polish border crossings from Sunday will be returned to the non-EU country from which they came, regardless of whether it is Russia or another country. Such actions will be carried out even if the driver of the car is not a citizen of the Russian Federation. Acquisition, import or transfer to the European Union, directly or indirectly, is prohibited," the agency's website says.

🫡Thus, Poland joined the list of countries that have introduced such a ban. Earlier, the Baltic states did so: 🇱🇻Latvia, 🇱🇹Lithuania, 🇪🇪Estonia, as it is subject to European sanctions.

"There will be more strikes" - Fedorov announces increase in naval drones

💬 "I think that by the end of this year, compared to the previous year, this increase will be about 120-140 times..." There will be more drones, more attacks, fewer Russian ships. That's for sure," the minister said.

📌 Fedorov also noted that Ukraine is testing artificial intelligence systems that can localize targets several kilometers away and send drones at them, even if external communications are disrupted by electromagnetic warfare.

💬 "We need artificial intelligence, for example, target search technology, similar to how the Lancet works, so that the target can be found through electromagnetic warfare and destroyed," Fedorov added.

🇵🇱🇷🇺Poland will start building a "physical barrier" on the border with Muscovy, - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki

🗣The official said this on Radio Olsztyn:

💭«We have announced that we will first start building a perimeter system for electronic border protection. But then we will create an appropriate physical barrier in certain areas, until eventually we will create it along the entire length of the border with the Königsberg - formerly Kaliningrad - region.»

✍️According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, electronic border protection is expected to be completed in late September or early October.

📷The photo is for illustrative purposes only.