From the ISW:
Key Takeaways
Russian forces destroyed several bridges to slow Ukrainian forces and may be conducting a limited withdrawal northeast of Kharkiv city in the face of the successful Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Ukrainian forces are making significant progress around Kharkiv and will likely advance to the Russian border in the coming days.
Ukrainian forces continued to repel Russian advances toward Barvinvoke and Russian forces have likely abandoned efforts to drive directly southeast toward Slovyansk. ISW cannot confirm claims of a Ukrainian counteroffensive toward Izyum at this time.
Russian forces claimed to capture Popasna on May 7 but remain largely stalled in eastern Ukraine.
The Ukrainian government confirmed the last remaining civilians trapped in the Azovstal plant evacuated on May 7, though the remaining Ukrainian defenders appear unlikely to surrender. ISW will likely be unable to report any discrete changes in control of terrain until Russian forces capture the plant as a whole due to the poor information environment in Mariupol.
By all indications, Russian forces will announce the creation of a Kherson People’s Republic or possibly forcibly annex Kherson Oblast in the coming weeks to cement its occupation administration and attempt to permanently strip these territories from Ukraine.
Russian forces continued to target Odesa with cruise missile strikes and conduct false-flag attacks in Transnistria over the past several days.
From UkraineNOW telegram channel. Highlights only.
▪️Ukrainian aircraft struck at Russian positions on Zmiiniy. The enemy suffers significant losses, both in the "island forces" and in naval vessels. "Bayraktars" destroyed two Russian boats, and one more — damaged.
▪️In the Donetsk and Luhansk directions, Ukrainian troops repulsed 9 enemy attacks, according to the Joint Forces Operation. During the day, the invaders lost 19 tanks, 20 units of armored combat vehicles, 4 special armored vehicles and 6 vehicles. Ukrainian air defense units shot down one "Mi-28H" attack helicopter and six "Orlan-10" drones over Donbass.
▪️The United States, France, Germany, Italy and Britain have agreed to strengthen sanctions against Russia.
▪️A radioactive flask was found in Bucha, which the invaders took out of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant during the occupation [!]
▪️The international organization "Save the Children" will allocate 72 million UAH to support Mariupol families through the I-Mariupol centers. The funds will be used to purchase food and hygiene kits, as well as organizational support.
▪️The threat of rocket and air strikes on the territory of Ukraine from the territory of Belarus remains.
▪️In the Slobozhanskiy direction, the enemy focused its main efforts on preventing the further advance of our troops towards the state border of Ukraine, to the north and northeast of the city of Kharkiv.
▪️The enemy is preparing to advance in the directions Izyum — Barvinkove and Izyum — Slovyansk.
▪️In the Lyman direction, as a result of the attack, the enemy captured the northern outskirts of Shandrygolov. [one of the more rare admissions of Russia taking a place]
▪️In the South Buh and Tavriya areas, the occupying forces, with the aviation support, strike at military and civilian targets, regroup and strengthen units, increase the system of fire damage and logistics.
▪️The situation in the Bessarabian direction remains tense. Armed formations in the Transnistria region of the Republic of Moldova and units of the operational group of Russian troops are in full combat readiness.
▪️On the previous day, one "Mi-28H" helicopter, seven "Orlan" UAVs, two "Outpost" UAVs and two cruise missiles were hit by anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force. In addition, two "Orlan-type" UAVs were destroyed by anti-aircraft missile units of the Land Forces of Ukraine
Elon will be shivering
Iuliia Mendel
@IuliiaMendel
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🇷🇺Space agency head Dmitry Rogozin threatens SpaceX founder @elonmusk
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"Elon Musk is thus involved in supplying the fascist forces in Ukraine with military communications equipment. You'll have to answer for this in a mature way, Elon, no matter if you play dumb” (my translation)
ISW
@TheStudyofWar
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9h
#Moldova Update:
#Russian forces continued to conduct false-flag attacks in #Transnistria over the past several days. Transnistrian sources falsely claimed that Ukrainian drones dropped four explosives on an airfield in Varancau.
isw.pub/RusC@IuliiaMendel
unconfirmed! This may be wishful thinking
Sergej Sumlenny
@sumlenny
According to many reports, Russian 64th separated motorized brigade, responsible for mass rape, torture and executions in Bucha, promoted by Putin to a Guard brigade, was completely destroyed at Izyum, Kharkiv region. I will not publish my emotions here
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Hospital in Zaporizhzhia Region’s Orikhiv comes under enemy fire
Russian troops have shelled a hospital, which is situated in the city of Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia Region.
Michael A. Horowitz
@michaelh992
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2h
This confirms yesterday's claim by pro-Russian sources that Pospana was fully captured. The city ha@IuliiaMendeld been disput
Lost a whole pile more due to this stupid problem copy pasting Twitter and I have other things to do than to waste another 30 mins trying to get it work, yet again.
Let’s see how much comes out with whole pile crossed through this time.