Thus far there wasn't a single location where Ukrainians would break through the first line of Russian reinforced emplacements.
In fact: There isn't a place where #Russia was even forced to fight for their first line. Fights are only going on the front lines which are getting pushed back and forth.
Bakhmut - still strong in RU hands.
Avdiivka - looks worse than before the c.off.
Wagner gone, but no breakthrough.
#Russia's soldiers report that today Ukrainians started using US-provided #ClusterMunitions. And not just for few individual strikes, but rather en-masse, combined with the strikes from HIMARS against more heavily armoured assets.
#Counteroffensive approached #Robotyne from the East, but RU destroyed several armoured vehicles stopping offensive.
Today afternoon UA also captured ruins of #Staromaiorske (confirmed by both: RU and UA sources), but without much hard cover left after arty strikes.
Ukraine made a few long-range attacks with either S-200 or S-300 converted for ground-attack. At least 2 strikes on #Taganrog, one shot-down, one hitting target at 19:03 local time. Another strike on Azovsky District.
Significant UA losses near #Robotyne, push seems to be stopped.
UA makes another push on #Klishchiivka (pre-war population: 512) taking over most of the village by the night of 29/30 July. Heavy losses on both sides.
UA made an unsuccessful push for #Robotyne, but still holds arty. advantage, area ~7km wide east of village is no man's land.
#Russia counterattacked near #Staromaiorske - regained some of the territory lost over the previous 2 days (unknown how much). #Staromaiorske itself remains in UA hands.
For some added context - here's a map of the region near #Robotyne with the population (blue) of the key villages on the way to #Tokmak, Russian defensive lines (black), the outline of three key villages (thin red) and locations of a known UA strikes 💥.
Ukraine made a breakthrough from #Klishchiivka, pushing RU behind railway line going South from #Bakhmut. Similar push was attempted North from the city, but without success.
UA hit Ropucha-class landing ship #OlenegorskyGornyak in a port of #Novorossiysk (Krasnodar Krai) with a naval drone (widely publicised news)
Around an hour ago UA made another strike on #Kerch bridge, alarms and gunshots heard. Results unknown.
UA made another near #Robotyne, this time directing the attack towards #Verbove. Today marks the first time I see RU source openly speak that UA is expected to break through the frontline and into #Novoprokopivka bypassing Robotyne itself. RU's 116th Motorized Rifle Brigade is mostly killed off with remains surrendering to Ukraine
RU reported multiple aerial drone attacks on Crimea, claim all were destroyed
@ 3. latest report from Crimean authorities: "After the explosion, a fire started in the area of the Crimean bridge" (expect more in the news reports tomorrow during the day).
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