Experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) report that the Defense Forces are continuing operations on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region, holding positions and likely transferring additional infantry there.
Source: ISW
Details: The review notes that Ukrainian forces continued operations on the eastern (left) bank of the Dnieper, Kherson region, on November 18.
The Ukrainian General Staff reported that the Defense Forces are holding positions in the east of the Kherson region.
At the same time, the Russian “military correspondent” claimed that Ukrainian troops, supported by artillery, unsuccessfully attacked in the area of the villages of Poyma (10 km southeast of Kherson and 4 km from the Dnieper) and Peschanivka (13 km southeast of Kherson and 3 km from the Dnieper), as well as from the village of Krynki (30 km northeast of Kherson and 2 km from the Dnieper).
In general, Russian “military correspondents” claimed that Ukrainian forces continued to transfer additional infantry to the eastern bank.
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, on November 18, the Defense Forces repelled 12 Russian attacks on the eastern bank of the Kherson region.
The report also talks about other areas where military operations are taking place in Ukraine.
Analysts note: Russian troops carried out offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatovo-Kremennaya line, but did not receive any confirmed successes on November 18.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, on November 18, Ukrainian troops carried out unsuccessful attacks along the Kupyansk-Svatovo-Kremennaya line in the area of Sinkovka, Dibrova (7 km southwest of Kremennaya) and Grekovka (22 km southwest of Svatovo).
In addition, according to the institute’s collected data, Ukrainian forces launched an assault near Bakhmut on November 18, but did not achieve any reported or confirmed successes.
At the same time, Russian forces continued to attack north and south of Bakhmut, but made no confirmed advances.
The occupiers also continued offensive operations around Avdiivka on November 18 and achieved little confirmed territorial gains.
Geolocation footage released on November 18 indicates that Russian troops have made little progress north of the Avdeevka coke plant and into an industrial area on the southeastern outskirts of Avdeevka.
The representative of the Tauride group of Ukrainian troops, Colonel Alexander Shtupun, said that it is expected that Russian troops will begin the third wave of the assault on Avdiivka and in the near future may intensify artillery preparations for the assault.
He noted that over the past two days, Russian troops have not actively used heavy military equipment in the Avdeevsky direction, have reduced the use of aviation in the area, and are increasingly using infantry.
Shtupun added that Russian assault units “Storm” and “Storm-Z” continue to suffer significant losses, and some units have only 10 to 15 percent of their original personnel remaining.
According to analyzed expert data, Russian troops unsuccessfully attacked near the border of Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions on November 18.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations in the western Zaporozhye region on November 18, but achieved no reported or confirmed successes.
Key findings from ISW:
Russian troops carried out a series of drone strikes in Ukraine on the night of November 17-18. A Kyrgyz official has called on the Russian government to help Kyrgyz migrants in Russia amid recent proposals by Russian officials to reduce opportunities for labor migration in Russia. Courts in the Republic of Dagestan reportedly continue to charge those involved in the October 29 anti-Semitic riots with minor administrative crimes, while some Russian ultranationalists are calling for greater government control to curb “the likely spread of Islamic extremism in Dagestan.” The Russian government continues to try to limit citizens’ access to the Internet and strengthen control over the Russian information space. The European Commission will reportedly include sanctions on the sale of oil tankers to Russia in a future sanctions package in an attempt to curb Russian schemes aimed at circumventing G7 price caps on Russian oil and refined products. Russian troops continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatovo-Kremennaya line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk, on the border of Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions, as well as in the west of Zaporozhye region and advanced near Avdiivka and Donetsk. Russia has reportedly frozen the exchange of prisoners of war with Ukraine since the summer of 2023.
2023-11-19 01:48:06
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