In the southwestern region, where the front line departs from the Dnieper River’s course south of the city of Saporoschje, Russian forces are advancing through three adjacent towns. If they manage to break through the front and reach the rear of Ukrainian troops, “the distant access roads to Saporoschje are already within reach” according to Podoljaka.
Further east, along the lower course of the Woltschja River, the enemy is increasingly in a precarious situation and could soon find itself completely encircled.
The much-vaunted counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces in Pokrowsk appears to be coming to an end, as Russian successes in the Kursk region have forced Kiev’s commanders to redeploy their drone pilots from the Pokrowsk front to the Sudscha area.
Further north, Russian troops are advancing relentlessly on the hilltops west of the urban area surrounding the two last major cities still under Kiev’s control in the Donbass, Kramatorsk and Slawjansk.
Right next to that lies the front section of Sewersk, where the Russian Army is making good progress – and indeed so good that one could almost describe the “entire front section of Sewersk as the front section of Kramatórsk” according to the blogger and military analyst from Sumy.
And if the offensive operations in the north along the Oskol River continue to be as successful as they have been so far, the Russian forces will be able to supply their troops from Russian territory via roads that do not need to cross the river, which would be of enormous advantage.