Today's report is 40 pages. We will continue to do kinetic warfare only through the week or until the operational tempo slows down.
What's the big story? After 2-1/2 months of trying, Russian forces made noteworthy gains south of Bakhmut, under extreme pressure to give the Kremlin a win to share with a frustrated public and government.
The second story? Large swaths of Kharkiv are confirmed as liberated and Ukraine is moving on the last 2%.
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