Ukraine: бум и молчать, лягушачий!

There was a ferocious artillery fight last night in and around Donetsk and Gorlovka:

Avdeevka (gov controlled):

Donetsk (DNR):

Incoming to Donetsk

Outgoing From Donetsk

I have not found any footage from Gorlovka which was reported as particularly bad.  

There was supposed to be a big ground battle at Maryinka again.  The DNR claims the Ukrainians mounted an offensive (huh?!) and repulsed it.  This is questionable at best.  I have not found any footage of the battle, so its a bit questionable, too.   Then again, Maryinka is largely empty save for UAF troops and the DNR on the eastern side.  The UAF has gotten quite good at OpSec.  The Russians as well.  So, no footage could be present.  Or the battle might be another bit of war story.

Mortars shelled the interior of Donetsk.  That's extraordinarily odd because mortars don't have the range from the UAF lines to reach the center of Donetsk.

Even weirder, the guns have largely fallen silent today. There are some reports of shelling, but very, very, very little compared to the day before or even on an 'average' day for this sitzkrieg.  Its a 'silence is deafening' situation.

Also related to Gorlovka, Bezler is back.  That's not a good sign.

The Russian/DNR base in Sontseve, found by drone, has been abandoned.