Courtesy of Mish.
In my search for the latest military maps in Ukraine I came across this LiveUAMap purportedly from February 10.
Compare the above map with the following map posted by Colonel Cassad today.
The map above, just shows the cauldron (surrounded forces not all surrounding separatist held territory). Mentally line up the intersection of M103 and M104 with the same intersection in the first map.
Cauldron Closed
Yesterday Jacob Dreizin pinged me with this comment …
Hello Mish
Former rebel leader Strelkov’s social media page is quoting the DNR Ministry of Defense and (separately) Strelkov himself as stating that the Debaltsevo-Artemovsk road has been cut off. In other words, the lid on the cauldron has finally shut.
This is generally a credible site, if you ignore the occasional crazy rumors being passed around and just focus on the overall direction of the fighting.
Other posts on this site suggest that Novorossia forces are now digging in along the road, to prevent reinforcements or supplies coming into the cauldron. They are also claiming deep LNR forays into Debaltsevo itself.
It’s quite likely that Colonel Cassad will confirm in one of his longer posts later today. Cassad is renowned for detail and analysis, but not for breaking news….
