RU POV: Russian and Ukrainian advances from Day 1092 and 1094 of the War - Suriyakmaps

Kicking off in Kursk (again), where we are back in the same areas as the previous post. Starting on the west side, Russian forces continued to clear the fields and treelines around Sverdlikovo, capturing some more of them. Additionally, the first Russian DRG crossed the border into Sumy Oblast, probing the area around Novenke (a little forest along the Loknya River). For the moment no actual advance has been confirmed, just that some Russian troops have crossed the border.

On the opposite side of Kursk, a separate Russian grouping was also continuing to clear some fields and treelines, this time north and northeast of Fanaseevka. Currently, Russia has managed to undo the majority of Ukraine’s gains during their counteroffensive attempt 2 weeks ago, with the only area left being part of Cherkasskaya Konopelka and the adjacent fields. Russia is clearing these infantry groups out, and will likely make further gains in this area within the next week. Ukraine hasn’t launched another attack, nor tried to reinforce this group since the first few days of their counteroffensive, so they will not be able to hold their positions for long.

2 Weeks ago, on the far northern side of the Kupyansk front, a small Russian reconnaissance group crossed the Oskil river and begun to probe the area around Topoli. Its now been confirmed that this group is still operating on the other side of the river, and has captured most of the village of Topoli. It was always going to be difficult for Ukraine to hold this area, given their border guards were effectively pinned against the border once Russia crossed the river.

Ukraine’s main concern here will be that capturing Topoli and clearing the border of any mines/traps will open up a direct route (i.e. doesn’t require pontoon bridges) onto the west side of the Oskil River. If Russia can then advance southwest of here and link up with the Dvorichna bridgehead, they’ll have a much easier time resupplying their forces, and will be able to bring in more troops and equipment for further advances into Kharkiv Oblast.

On the eastern side of the Kupyansk front, Russia made another small advance in the fields, capturing a few positions. This is the second advance in a row in this area, so Russia might be considering restarting offensive operations here for the first time since October 2024.

On the Oskil River front, Russia made several advances on the west side of the Zherebets River over the past few days. Starting with the top one, this is another minor Russian advance south of Makiivka, made by the same group that has been slowly probing and pushing out in this area. Like I’ve said before, this particular group is mostly just being opportunistic, rather than trying to go on the attack.

However the group to the south is another story. Russian troops advanced from their bridgehead on the west side of the Zherebets River (around Ivanivka), taking over most of the village of Novolyubivka. This is one of the last few Ukrainian controlled settlements along the Zherebets River, and has been a gap in their control of this area. Once they take over the village, Russia will be able to force a retreat from the area between here and Makiivka (the other advance), and can then focus on reaching the Luhansk-Kharkiv border to the west.

North of Chasiv Yar, Russian assault groups were shown to have captured the last section of Hryhorivka, confirming full control of the settlement. Russia took over most of the village back in December (Day 1039), however due to this battle being of low importance compared to the fighting in Chasiv Yar (for both sides) and a bit of back and forth, Russia could not confidently control this area until now. This also means that despite the success, we’re unlikely to see too much movement in this area until after the battle for Chasiv Yar ends.

On the Pokrovsk front, Russian troops pushed east from Kotylne, capturing a few treelines as well as a small trench network. They’ll likely try advance a little further east from here in order to straighten the front line with the section around Zvirove, as well as to provide a bigger buffer in case of another Ukrainian counterattack.

To the south, Russian assault groups continue to fight within Zaporizhzhya, taking over a few more houses and the farm complex on the north side of the village. At this stage Ukraine is limited to positions in the west of the settlement, which will likely fall soon. There was also a minor counterattack attempt in the village by a Bradley, however it left after coming under fire with no results.

Over on the Velyka Novosilka front, Russian assault groups continued to advance to the northwest of the town. In the previous post I mentioned that Ukraine’s defence line in this area was not broken quite yet as Russia only controlled a small portion, but this has now changed. Russian troops control a 1.9km chunk of the defence line, including multiple different trench networks, so the line has well and truly broken. These assault groups will almost certainly continue to push out and clear the remainder of the defence line, before continuing their advance north to Burlatske.

Ukraine does have another defence line about 4km north of Burlatske (off map), so they still have some options, but the loss of this forward line does mean that a number of different villages are now under threat and will be attacked.

Moving over to an area we’ve not been to in a long time, we’re on the western side of the Zaporizhia front. In an unexpected move, a Russian unit has started an assault on the village of Pyatykhatky, taking over some houses on the southern side. For a quick history lesson, back when Ukraine started its big 2023 counteroffensive, they attacked in 5 separate areas simultaneously. This area was where one of the diversionary attacks took place, with Ukraine making some minor progress (capturing Lobkove and Pyatykhatky), but ultimately stopping as they were never intended to push much further. The front line here has remained almost entirely static since then, however it now seems that at least one Russian unit believe it can recapture these villages after all this time.

There was also a minor correction west of here, with Ukraine shown to control a bit more of a field and treeline than previously reported (was greyzone).

Following on from picture 1, Russian troops cleared the last of the fields south of Nikolaevo-Darino, securing the border line. They’ve also increased their attacks into Sumy Oblast, and are now making assault attempts towards both Novenke and Basivka as u/UndeniablyReasonable predicted a week ago. Their goal will be to take over Basivka so they can establish fire control over the main supply road into Kursk, which would cripple Ukrainian logistics (although not entirely stop), and would eventually force a complete retreat from this front. This will not be nearly as easy as it sounds, as Russia will have to contend with some incredibly vulnerable supply/reinforcement routes (over mostly open fields), and defend from counterattacks from 3 different sides. This is why I dismissed the idea of Russia going for this last week, as it will be extremely difficult to pull off. With this attack, no progress has been confirmed yet, and we’re still waiting for information about the outcome.

On a related note, Russia’s oppressive drone strike campaign on Ukrainian logistics vehicles and equipment in Kursk and Sumy continues (video 1, video 2, video 3, video 4, video 5, video 6, video 7, video 8, video 9, video 10, video 11, video 12, video 13, video 14, video 15, video 16, video 17, video 18, video 19, video 20) with losses mounting. With Ukraine’s offensive attempt falling flat, they’re running out of options as drones are even prowling the streets of Sudzha. Ukraine can absorb the losses in the short term as they simply a ton of units and equipment in Kursk, but given the likely stoppage of all U.S. aid they cannot afford to lose this much equipment in the medium to long term.

Additionally, there are reports that the first Russian assault group has reached Lebedevka, with initial clashes taking place. No confirmation on this one yet but a number of sources (Russian and Ukrainian) have made similar reports.

Following on from picture 6, Russian forces cleared a number of fields and treelines north of Zaporizhzhya and south of Yasenove. Preobrazhenka is likely to come under assault next, once the battle for Zaporizhzhya ends.

Following on from picture 7, the Russian assault group that started attack Novoocheretuvate a few days ago has had further success, clearing out Ukrainian positions and capturing the remainder of the village. With the settlement falling quickly and there only being light resistance here, this assault group is likely to continue moving north to Skudne, which should also fall quickly.

Following on from picture 4, the Russian assault groups that entered Novolyubivka continued their advance, capturing the remaining buildings and confirming full control of the settlement. This also means that Russia only has 2 villages left (Hrekivka and Tverdokhlibove) in Luhansk Oblast left to capture. However, even if those are taken, it will still take some time for Russia to capture all of Luhansk Oblast, as the fight over Serebryansky forest remains a stalemate, as it has been for the past 2 years.

Back onto the Pokrovsk front, starting on the northeastern side, over the past few days Russia renewed its attacks into Lysivka, recapturing most of the southern side of the village, as well as moving into the central area. I’ll note that there are some conflicting reports from mappers and sources on this one, not the progress Russia made (they were filmed in central Lysivka) but whether they reached there by attacking from the eastern side or the southern side. Either way, Ukraine will be looking to force Russia out before the can secure the centre of the village, as it will effectively split Ukraine’s garrison and make the battle much more difficult.

To the southwest, after about a week of back and forth fighting, Russia finally secured the northern side of Nadiivka, meaning they now control the whole settlement. Ukraine are still launching frequent attacks in this area, so theres always a chance they could breach back into Nadiivka, but for the time being its under Russian control. The fighting will now shift to the fields and settlements north and northwest of the village, where Ukraine are hurriedly preparing a defence line as Russia begins to attack and harass equipment there (video 1, video 2, video 3). Fighting over this defence line is a ways off though.

West of Kurakhove, continuing their assault that began a few days ago, Russian troops have cleared and captured Ulakly. As I mentioned last time, Ukrainian resistance in the town fell apart quickly, and Russia simply split up and bombed individual squads and groups as they tried withdraw (tons of drone footage, most not posted to the sub).

The battle now shifts to Kostyantynopil, where the last remnants of Ukraine’s troops try to retreat before meeting the same fate as those in Ulakly. The Russian assault groups that cleared Ulakly will likely join in on the assault of Kostyantynopil, however the bridge over the Sukhi Yaly River may have been destroyed so they’ll have to go around.

Following on from picture 7, Russian assault groups continue to quickly clear the breached Ukrainian defence line, taking over several more trench networks and some treelines. As I mentioned before, they are beelining it for Burlatske, which if captured will not only force a Ukrainian retreat from the fields to the southeast of the village (due to risk of encirclement), but will also act as a good staging point for the eventual assault on Shevchenko.