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Important point on ammo hunger. Prigozhin screams about running low on shells but it’s due to Russian force demand for enormous artillery fire concentrations to flatten everything in its path. Looking at the rate of fire in Bakhmut, they still use a lot of shells by any measure https://t.co/L0ks1QVj59
— Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) May 17, 2023
There is a rather revealing development around Bakhmut. Russians are increasingly targeting the bridges connecting Bakhmut to the west using heavy artillery, mortars and missiles.
— (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) May 17, 2023
Coordinates of the bridge in Ivanivske:
48°34'40.41"N, 37°55'0.78"E
Coordinates of the bridge… pic.twitter.com/kNtVAdqlx4
Russian state TV tells viewers that the country’s GDP is forecast to fall 0.9% this year alongside an arrow going *upwards* https://t.co/1dbNkAYuXF
— Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) May 17, 2023
Russia admits ‘problems’ as energy revenues fall https://t.co/4YM1uhLPHE
— Financial Times (@FT) May 17, 2023
