RU POV: Russian and Ukrainian advances from Day 1106 to 1108 of the War - Suriyakmaps

Russian Forces Advance: 4.47 km²

Upper Right Advance = 0.71km2, Bottom Middle Advance = 3.76km2

Beginning on the northern side of the Kupyansk front, over the past couple of days Russia has made several advances in 2 areas. Next to the border, the small Russian infantry group that captured Topoli began to move west, taking over a few mini forested areas next to the settlement. There has still not been any sightings of larger groupings of troops, so for now it looks like Russia is not planning anything major in this area, instead just slowly clearing positions with infantry.

To the south, a different Russian group of infantry advanced along the edge of the Oskil River, taking over some treelines and hilly areas. This group is likely moving towards the village of Krasne Pershe, clearing positions as they go. It will still take them a while to reach the settlement at this pace.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.96 km²

Advance = 0.96km2

On the Oskil River front, Russia made a minor advance west of Nadiya, clearing a few fields and part of 2 treelines. No major activity here by either side, just slow positional battles and opportunistic advances.

Russian Forces Advance: 9.23 km²

Top Right Advance = 2.64km2, Left Upper Right Advance = 1.07km2, Right Upper Right Advance = 0.92km2, Lower Middle Advance = 1.43km2, Bottom Left Advance = 1.10km2, Bottom Middle Advance = 2.07km2

Context

Heading down to the Kurakhove and Velyka Novosilka fronts, there have been a number of advances in a few areas. Starting with the north side, Russian troops have began to push out after the capture of Andriivka 2 weeks ago, and have cleared some treelines and fields northwest of the settlement. There have been some skirmishes on the road to Oleksiivka, however for now Russia has not made any headway in assaulting the town.

To the south, positional fighting in Kostyantynopil continues, with both sides swapping positions. The Ukrainian garrison was able to reestablish control over the south western side after many counterattacks, allowing them to link up with supplies and reinforcements coming from Bahatyr. At the same time Russian assault groups advanced in the east of the town, capturing the fields outside Kostyantynopil and taking over most of the easternmost street. The battle will likely continue on for a little while yet, as neither side has been able to get the upper hand in the clashes.

Context

Moving to the southwest, Russia made several advances on the Velyka Novosilka front, clearing out fields and treelines northeast and west of Rozdolne as they begin to turn their attention north. At the same time Russia also cleared the fields and treeline east of Skudne, which has been in the greyzone since the village was captured a few days ago. Whilst it is nearby, this Russian group will not be attacking Dniproenerhiya, as it sits on the other side of Mokri Yaly River and they will be turning their attention to Vesele (northwest).

Russian Forces Advance: 13.92 km²

Top Advance = 1.26km2, Left Advance = 6.59km2, Bottom Advance = 6.07km2

Onto the main event, we’re once again in Kursk. Russian forces have become significantly more active in the past few days, as they ramp up pressure on Ukraine and attempt to finally crack/break the Kursk front.

Context

Starting with the north side, a Russian assault group has cleared one of the last treelines and fields before they reach Loknya. This isn’t a proper village but rather a large livestock farm (looks like this) and a water treatment plant, so theres only a few actual buildings to clear. Some Russian sources claim they have already taken Loknya, although this cannot be confirmed yet.

Context

To the southwest, Russia intensified its assaults over the Kursk-Sumy Border, taking over a number of fields and several treelines as they push towards Basivka and Bilovody. The large greyzone to the east of the border is due to there simply not being any treelines until you reach the Lyuknya River which runs through Basivka, so neither side controls this area. Theres very few details on what is going on inside Basivka, other than that Russia has been pushing from both the west (this advance) and from Novenke.

Context

On the opposite side of Kursk, following the capture of Kurilovka 2 days prior, Russian infantry began pushing hard through the forests to the west of the settlement. They’ve quickly taken over a decent portion of them, as Ukraine was not prepared and their defence in this area hinged on Guevo and Kurilovka. They are currently heading for Ukraine’s southern supply road in order to physically cut it off. Whilst everyone is likely aware that Ukraine has been suffering a lot of losses along this road, some vehicles do still get through, so its important for Russia to occupy it if they want to encircle or cut off the Kursk front. Once the road is occupied, Ukraine will be down to 1 route through which they have to supply the entirety of the Kursk force (a few thousand soldiers), which will be watched by drones 24/7. In other words, it will be impossible to maintain supply and the front would collapse.

Russian Forces

No Advance, expansion of greyzone

On the southern side of the Kupyansk front, a small Russian recon group unexpectedly managed to cross the Oskil River into Senkove, where they were attacked by drones. Its unclear what happened to the group, but it is somewhat worrying for Ukraine that they managed to get across. I will note that it is highly unlikely anything will develop here, as Russia does not have a secure flank in this area and setting up pontoon bridges to try take Senkove would be incredibly risky.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.52 km²

Advance = 0.52km2

On the Siversk front, Russian assault groups continue to clear the many dugouts and trenches that litter the landscape, moving further west as they approach the Donetsk-Luhansk border. Theres still many positions in this area for them to clear, however we may finally be seeing the fighting move out of this area for the first time in 2 years.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.39 km²

Advance = 0.39km2

In Chasiv Yar, a Russian mechanised assault group pushed south from the western suburbs, dropping off troops who took over the remaining buildings south of the railway line. Their goal is likely to secure the forest area next to the lake so they can begin an assault on Mykolaivka, bypassing other Ukrainian positions in central and southern Chasiv Yar. Positional battles continue on in other areas of the town, with both sides struggling to move out due to the sheer number of drones in the air.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 1.60 km²

Advance = 1.60km2

On the Pokrovsk front, over the past few days Ukraine pushed Russia out from the eastern side of Udachne in a counterattack, reestablishing control of the town. This is the second time they have been able to push Russia out and prevent them from taking much of the settlement. For now it looks like Russia will go on the defensive for a while, as they continue shelling the area in anticipation of an eventual third attempt.

Russian Forces Advance: 17.66 km²

Top Advance = 13.26km2, Bottom Advance = 4.40km2

Context

Following on from picture 4, Russian advances have picked up speed. On the northern side of the front, after over a month of significant supply difficulties and constant Russian attacks Ukraine’s defences buckled. They were forced to abandon the area west of the Malaya Loknya River and bring the few surviving infantry back into Malaya Loknya itself. This allowed Russia to easily clear out and capture Staraya Sorochina, Nikolaevka, and Viktorovka, as well as the fields and treelines to the west of these settlements.

At the same time as this, another group of Russian troops advanced north of Malaya Loknya, capturing some fields, treelines and part of the railway as they head to the settlement. The state of the surviving garrison in Malaya Loknya is unknown, but having suffered a significant lack of supply, constant shelling, and numerous drone strikes over the past month and a half, they are likely in a dire state. From what I can gather from Ukrainian and Russian channels, some of the garrison have already tried to flee south to Sudzha, most of them on foot, and the rest are simply making a final stand. Its unlikely they will last long once the assaults begin. When Malaya Loknya fall the northern side of the Kursk front will collapse, and the fighting will quickly shift down to Kazazhya Loknya, which is only 2km north of central Sudzha.

Context

The situation is equally bleak for Ukraine on the opposite side of Kursk. The Russian infantry groups in the forests continued to advance, and have now taken over more of the forests as well as the large livestock farm southwest of Melovoi (best video I could find of the area). As you can probably see, this advance puts Russia within a few hundred metres of the southern supply road, and they will likely have it physically under their control within a day or 2 (once they taken the forest area west or north of their positions). With that Ukraine will be down to just 1 supply route to try evacuate the thousands of soldiers still stuck inside the front.

I’ll also quickly mention that Russia has struck some makeshift bridges over the Psel River south of here, linking Gornal to Miropilya. Whilst not critical, it will make it more difficult for Ukraine to evacuate their southernmost troops back to Sumy Oblast.

Russian Forces Advance: 2.36 km²

Advance = 2.36km2

Moving to the Kupyansk front, over the past 2 days Russian infantry have made a small advance west of Kalynove, capturing a field and a small forest area. A number of skirmishes are occurring in this area, as Russia positions itself for an assault on either Mala Shapkivka or Kindrashivka. Ukraine has a garrison in both settlements, although the latter is much better defended due to simply being multiple times as big as the former.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 3.13 km²

Top Left Advance = 1.00km2, Top Right Advance = 0.13km2, Bottom Advance = 2.00km2

In Toretsk, Ukraine continues to flood infiltration groups into the city, and has even started bringing in regular groups to the northern and northwestern edges of the town. Russia has pulled most of its outermost troops back to the central area to form up a proper defence line as they try to respond.

The large greyzone on the southern side from the previous update was confirmed to be under Ukrainian control, albeit only accessible by vehicle. Ukrainian command continue to send small groups in individual armoured cars deeper into southern Toretsk in their continued attempt to entrench themselves, whilst Russia has been hitting them with drones and artillery.

As Suriyak mentions, Ukraine has retaken 20% of Toretsk now, and is trying to push for the centre of the city. I said this last time, but whether Russia can stabilise will come down to whether they can hold the central mine and central apartment buildings, which were the main defensive area for Ukraine during the battle for the town. After those were captured Russian progress sped up quickly, so if Ukraine takes them back they could force the battle back down to a slow, positional grind.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 4.69 km²

Top Right Advance = 2.65km2, Bottom Left Advance = 2.04km2

On the Pokrovsk front, over the past 48 hours Ukraine launched another large mechanised counterattack with IFVs, APCs and Armoured from the city, this time into Shevchenko. Like with the previous counterattack into Pishchane, Russia hit this large group immediately (video 1, video 2, several other big clips not posted to the sub), however Ukraine was still able to get some troops into the town who took up positions on the north side. Heavy clashes are ongoing as Russian forces counterattack in an attempt to drive them out before they can be reinforced.

To the southwest, following the capture of Zaporizhzhya last week, Russia has begun to clear the fields south of the village, and is likely considering an attack on Bohdanivka (west of this advance).

Russian Forces Advance: 3.57 km²

Advance = 3.57km2

Following on from picture 3, after 2 more days of positional fighting Russian assault groups were able to make further progress in Kostyantynopil, taking over the remainder of the easternmost street as well as move into the north side of the town. With this advance they were also able to clear the now empty fields and treelines east and northeast of the settlement. They will likely continue to press onwards across the north side of the town with the goal of looping around behind Ukrainian positions in the centre.