RU POV: Russian and Ukrainian advances from Day 1065 and 1066 of the War - Suriyakmaps

Russian Forces Advance: 0.80 km²

Advance = 0.80km2

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As usual, starting off in Kursk, this time on the west side of the front. A small Russian mechanised assault group advanced down the Korenevo-Sudzha Road, dropping off troops in the forest area on the edge of Sverdlikovo, before pulling back. Ukraine did hit this area with some cluster HIMARs rounds, but no aftermath footage or even Russian soldiers visible in the video mean it is unlikely the group was completely wiped out. Ukraine will almost certainly try counterattack here, as allowing the Russian infantry to consolidate positions or be reinforced could lead to the loss of Sverdlikovo, threatening one of 2 main supply roads in Kursk.

This is the first attempt on Sverdlikovo since the initial one in late September 2024 (day 939), which was pushed back when Ukraine reinforced the area. I also want to link this good infographic of the Ukrainian units in Kursk, showing their distribution and just how many there are.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.80 km²

Upper Middle Left Advance = 0.31km2, Lower Middle Left Advance = 0.49km2

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In Velyka Novosilka, Russian assault groups continued advancing through the town, capturing the first streets on the west side of the Kashlahach River, as well as pushing along the edge of the Shaitanka River, reaching the far western side. The latter advance has resulted in the encirclement of part of the town’s garrison, who have fortified the hospital and school (across the road from each other), and did not retreat back in time due to the chaos. Exactly how many soldiers are in those buildings is unclear.

Organised defence of Velyka Novosilka collapsed days ago due to attacks on 5 sides, heavy shelling, and a lack of supplies, so its just individual groups or squads holding out in their own areas. Its likely this Ukrainian group were not aware of how badly their other squads were doing to the east, and were encircled before they could pull out. Russian forces have been making appeals for the garrison (not just here, but across the whole of Velyka Novosilka) to surrender, asking them to head south along the main road where they will be captured and treated. How many have accepted this offer is unknown.

Russian Forces Advance: 2.86 km²

Top Advance = 0.36km2, Upper Advance = 1.11km2, Bottom Advance = 1.39km2

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Moving over to the Pokrovsk front, to the north, Russia continued their advances around Kotlyne, capturing the farm and treeline north of the village. This provides a bit of a buffer around Kotlyne, and also enables these Russian troops to start heading west (to the north of Udachne), or north, towards one of the highways leading into Pokrovsk.

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A little southwest, some Russian troops started advancing south of Udachne, moving up one of the treeline and reaching the buildings along the edge of the reservoir. Russia could use this advance to start heading in towards Novoserhiivka (via the north side of the lake), but will most likely use it to flank Udachne from the south.

Further south, Russia also captured some fields south of Novojelyzavetivka, slightly north of Novoandriivka (currently under assault from the south).

Russian Forces Advance: 0.83 km²

Advance = 0.83km2

On the Kurakhove front, Russian troops advanced to the northeast of Dachne, taking up positions in some of the treelines right outside the village. This is in preparation for another angle of attack on Dachne, with clashes already ongoing on the southeastern side.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.35 km²

Advance = 0.35km2

Over to the Oskil River front, Russia made a small advance north of Makiivka, moving slightly further north on the west side of the Zherebets River. Not much to say here, as its just part of the minor activity in this area.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 0.76 km²

Advance = 0.76km2

Further south on the same front, Ukraine counterattacked out of Kolodyazi, recapturing one of the treelines northeast of the village. This does somewhat re-establish the buffer around the settlement, but Kolodyazi is still under threat as Russia continues to move around the settlement via Bilohorivka and the treelines to the north.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.04 km²

Advance = 0.04km2

Over in Chasiv Yar, a small Russian infantry group captured a few dugouts and a small trench line south of the forest. Progress is slow, but Russia is gradually clearing the bunker area, which will allow them to move into the western and southern suburbs of Chasiv Yar.

Russian Forces Advance: 5.46 km²

Far Left Advance = 0.67km2, Left Advance = 1.18km2, Right Advance = 0.39km2, Lower Left Advance = 0.62km2, Lower Right Advance = 2.60km2

To the Ocheretyne front, where theres been a lot of movement in multiple areas.

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Starting with the west, Russia troops captured another field 2 treelines, and a small trench network west of Baranivka, as they head towards Vodyane Druhe. Theres still a few other defences in this area, so they can’t make a dash for the centre of the settlement quite yet. On the opposite side of Baranivka, Russia continued its movement north, captured the treelines and fields as they head towards Zelene Pole. Whilst there is a small reservoir in this area, it won’t save this village as the southeastern side has several paths, and there are only a dozen houses in Zelene Pole (i.e. won’t take long to clear).

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On the east side, Russia slightly advanced west of Niu-York, capturing another field and treeline between the town and Sukha Balka. This was likely the garrison increasing the buffer around Niu-York, but I’ll keep an eye on it in case Russia decides to make a dash for Sukha Balka (now only 1 open field away).

Of more interest in the advances to the south on this front. Russia has restarted advances in this area for the first time since late May 2024, pushing slightly north of Arkhanhelske and of Keramik, capturing a few fields and treelines. It will be interesting to see if this was just a once-off, or if Russia is beginning offensive actions to wrap up the Ocheretyne front. This area does have a lot of trench networks and ditches, so Russian progress towards Kalynove will not be easy.

Russian Forces Advance: 8.67 km²

Very Top Advance = 0.82km2, Top Advance = 2.61km2, Lower Top Advance = 0.22km2, Middle Advance = 1.72km2, Bottom Advance = 1.44km2, Very Bottom Advance = 1.86km2

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Following on from picture 3, Russia made a number of advances across most of the western side of the Pokrovsk front. The number of updates on this map is equal to the record, at 6 separate advances (please Suriyak you need to zoom in, its killing me).

Beginning with the north, Russian troops made advances to the east and south of Udachne, capturing some more fields and treelines. Fighting is ongoing on the eastern section of the town, but Russia is currently positioning its force to open up new angles of attack to speed up the battle. Slightly south of this, Russia made a minor advance north of Uspenivka, with a few infantry moving up to the next treeline west.

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To the south, whilst heavy clashes continue in central Uspenivka, one Russian group advanced through the fields southeast of the settlement, heading west. If this continues, Russia may be able to attack Uspenivka from the south, if their current assault in the centre of the village does not pan out. I’ll also note that some sources have mentioned Russia also advanced up the small stream to the west of this advance (starting at that point on the bottom of the map), reaching the southeastern side of Novooleksandrivka. Whilst currently unconfirmed, if this is true it would mean Russia has already begun to assault Novooleksandrivka before the battle for Uspenivka has finished, and the Ukrainian defenders in the latter could be partially encircled if the former falls.

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Moving south again, Russia’s assault on Nadiivka has continued, with them capturing the fields and treelines to the east of the village, as well as the first few houses on the southern side of the stream. Russia is likely trying to isolate the northern side of Nadiivka, as there are limited crossings over the stream in this area, and if they can capture the southern part of the village they can prevent Ukraine’s garrison from retreating into the forest plantation, which would be annoying for them to clear out. There are no roads to northern Nadiivka north of the stream, so Ukraine can only supply and retreat from this area via the open fields.

Slightly south, as the battle for Novoandriivka rages, Russia moved in more troops from Yasenove, capturing most of the fields inbetween the settlements. Some sources have claimed that Novoandriivka has already fallen, and the remaining defenders retreated to Sribne, whilst others say fighting still continues over a few of the houses on the north side. Either way, the settlement will be under Russian control soon.

Russian Forces Advance: 4.70 km²

Upper Right Advance = 0.52km2, Bottom Advance = 4.18km2

Following on from picture 4, on the north side, the Russian group that had advanced into the treelines adjacent to Udachne has assaulted the town, capturing multiple buildings on the north side. Clashes are ongoing as Russia tries to push further into the settlement. There was also a Ukrainian counterattack attempt straight towards Kurakhove moving through Udachne, although it looks like it was thwarted before it could make much progress.

To the south, as I’ve mentioned previously, with most of the northern bank of the Sukhi Yaly River cleared, Russia has begun moving north, captured multiple fields and treelines as they gradually close the last remnants of the Kurakhove pocket. Their goal will be to head for Ulakly, although they’ll likely push straight north first to put more pressure on the Ukrainian troops in Dachne, threatening to cut them off from behind.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.37 km²

Advance = 0.37km2

Following on from picture 2, Russia made more progress in Velyka Novosilka, capturing the stadium and the first group of buildings in the very centre of the town. They’ll still need to keep clearing the remaining area, however once the very centre is captured their progress should speed up a bit as the northern side is mostly small residential buildings. We’ve also been getting more and more videos of the battle for Velyka Novosilka from the Russians, showing that they’ve been heavily bombarding it each day, and constantly picking off the garrison with drones and snipers, before moving in their assault groups.

The town will fall within the next few days, and most of that will be Russia slowly clearing buildings and trying to pick off the remaining Ukrainian soldiers to reduce their own casualties. The only real question left is how many of the garrison survive.