Don's Weekly, 17 June 2024: Part 3

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Marinka

In the northern part of this sector, pressure from the north helped weaken the defense of Nevelske and Russia managed to gain control of half that hamlet. Very little territory changed hands within Krasnohorivka, but Russia was able to push out of Marinka and move their vehicles into Heorhiivka. One Russian vehicle made it out the other side of the village before being destroyed. Ukraine claims that all the vehicles and personnel involved in the attack were destroyed.

A Ukrainian drone makes its attack approach on a Russian vehicle in Heorhiivka. This is a good look at the terrain.

The Russian infantry inside the village is also hunted and eliminated.

Given the difficulty of providing supplies and replacements across the stream connecting the lakes and ponds, Ukraine must hold Heorhiivka or withdraw from the territory between that village and Krasnohorivka.

In the south, the Russians continued to push hard and suffer losses without gaining any territory.

Russia continues to try and push west out of Marinka. They’ve gained 2600 meters in six months and are on the outskirts of Heorhivka…https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1801638133324284293

An armored column headed to Krasnohorivka is destroyed by drones. The poster said that only drones could have destroyed the column and some special drones were used. This is an understandable statement to make because Ukraine has never had enough artillery ammo. If they did, the column could have been taken out by massed fire. But drones work, too…https://x.com/lucky__soldier/status/1799763722686321145

Turtle tanks provide a level of protection against drones so Ukraine developed drones that are effective against turtle tanks…https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1800083256659873948

Another malfunctioned UMPK glide kit that landed near a Donetsk hospital 8 km short of the front lines…https://t.me/itsdonetsk/168113

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Zaporizhzhia

Russia did not advance out of Staromaiorske, nor did they make any further progress in Urozhaine despite the tremendous amount of bombs, rockets and shells they use every week. It’s quite remarkable how Ukrainians in Urozhaine are able to survive and be sustained with supplies and replacements in the face of the continuous heavy bombardment.

In Robotyne, there was a fair amount of artillery and drone activity but no changes on the ground.

Focusing on the Russian flag near the northern edge of Staromaiorske, the drone then pulls back to view the southern edge of the village and rotates to the west and north. Staromaiorske probably suffered about 1% of the bombardment that Urozhaine has suffered…https://t.me/voin_dv/9049

Some of the many helicopter-UAV bombardments in Urozhaine…https://t.me/voin_dv/9070

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Kherson

The attrition of Russian on the left bank continues…https://x.com/albafella1/status/1801701275781693926

Ivanivka is on the right bank in between Krynky and Kozachi Laheri. Bombs and artillery destroyed most of it. You can see the elevation on the right bank is over 40 meters in some places while it is 10 meters or less on the left bank. This provides Ukraine with advantages in observation. Ukrainian tanks also used to provide fire support from these heights but they haven’t done so in months…https://x.com/AndrewPerpetua/status/1801748044397810165

For the Ukrainian trifecta, another Russian Zala was taken out by an FPV…https://x.com/EjShahid/status/1800816218573824287

(…to be continued…)