ISW was previously conservative when assessing claims of Russian fire control and general interdiction of Ukrainian lines of communication in and around Bakhmut as Russian forces gradually took control of the settlement, but Ukrainian claims of establishing fire control may be more credible. Ukrainian officials have recently signaled that Ukraine seeks to trap Russian forces within the city, and it appears that Ukrainian operations in the Bakhmut area in recent days have been intended to slowly envelop Russian troops in Bakhmut and on its flanks. Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar stated that Ukrainian forces have taken control of unspecified heights around Bakhmut, allowing Ukrainian forces to establish fire control over Bakhmut itself. Ukrainian officials stated on July 10 that Ukrainian forces have fire control over Bakhmut and Russian ground lines of communication (GLOCs) around the city. Ukrainian forces have thus liberated in five weeks about two-thirds as much territory as Russian forces have captured in over six months. ISW now assesses that Russian forces gained about 392 square kilometers between January 1 and July 9 and still assesses that Ukrainian forces liberated about 253 square kilometers between June 4 – 9. ISW will cover subsequent reports in the July 11 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment.Ĭorrection: ISW's July 10 campaign update understated Russian territorial gains since Januby about 110 square kilometers. Note: The data cutoff for this product was 12:30pm ET on July 10. ISW will update this time-lapse map archive monthly. These maps complement the static control-of-terrain map that ISW produces daily by showing a dynamic frontline. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.Ĭlick here to access ISW’s archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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