RU POV: Russian and Ukrainian advances from Day 1141 to 1143 of the War - Suriyakmaps

We’re starting off in Vovchansk this update, where a few Russian infantry have made minor progress in the centre of the town, clearing out one block of ruins. As with all Vovchansk updates, treat this more as evidence that one side was recently in this area rather than proper ‘control’.

Heading over to the Oskil River front, a Russian assault group made a small advance south of Nove, taking over part of a treeline and some defensive positions. Fighting continues within Nove, however there are no updates or confirmable changes.

Over in Toretsk, Russian forces are continuing to clear the town, taking over a few more buildings on the north side, as well as recapturing the slag heap and part of the fields on the south side. Ukraine is still present in some numbers in the remaining area, however the majority of their infiltration groups have now been wiped out or captured.

To the northeast, Ukraine made some minor counterattacks around Druzhba, re-entering the western street once again, as well as taking over part of the treelines west of the canal (including some of the greyzone fields). These counterattacks are mostly aimed at diverting Russian attention, so aren’t particularly large and are mostly one-offs.

Moving southwest to the southern edge of the Toretsk front and the Ocheretyne front, Russia has continued to press the attack in a number of area. Going clockwise, a few Russian troops made a minor advance north of Sukha Balka, taking over part of a treeline. This group is likely looking for openings to push west north of the village in an attempt to cut them off.

To the south, Russian troops expanded their control of the fields and treelines west of Panteleimonivka. Russia has yet to try attack Valentynivka head on and looks to be trying to circumvent some of the defences in this area by moving west, although that could change if they spot an opening. Further south next to Oleksandropil, a separate Russian group is clearing the fields and treelines in the area, with one Ukrainian trench network now in an incredibly precarious position. Its highly likely that these troops retreated northwest back when Oleksandropil fell, but if any are still there they’ll likely be captured or killed as there is little chance of escape now.

Moving west, Russia launched a new attack from Arkhanhelske towards Kalynove, with their assault groups taking over several fields and a large Ukrainian trench network on the first day. From reports these troops have immediately continued pushing north into Kalynove where clashes are occurring. Ukraine looks to have been caught off-guard here and there forces are quickly losing ground.

Northwest, Russian troops made more progress in Tarasivka after days of back and forth clashes with the Ukrainian garrison. They were also confirmed to be back in control of the fields and treelines west of the river, however that likely happened weeks ago as after the Ukrainian counterattack in early March stalled out within a day or two and no movement has been seen there since.

On the Zaporizhia front, Russia has continued to make ground in several areas, capturing a number of fields and treelines south of Kamyanske and adjacent to Lobkove. At the same time they’ve also started to expand the buffer around Mali Shcherbaky, although they are still consolidating positions within the village. Ukraine has been launching counterattacks in this area, which has successfully slowed Russia down, although not without a cost.

Heading over to Sumy, over the past 2 days Russian assault groups captured the remainder of Zhuravka, confirming full control of the village, as well as taking over the fields and treelines on either side. This is the fourth village in Sumy Russia has taken, with their forces now in control of a stretch of area between 2 to 4km from the border. Russia will likely be looking to continue expanding this area, with Volodymyrivka, Vodolahy and Bilovody the most likely targets. I’ll note that it will get more difficult to advance as they move further away from the border and friendly lines and deeper into Sumy, so you should not expect quick or great progress here.

Going back to the Oskil River front, this time further north near the Luhansk-Donetsk border. Over the past few days Russian troops have recaptured Nadiya and the surrounding fields and treelines, 3 weeks after Ukraine counterattacked and took the settlement. This does not mean the area is totally secure, as there has been an enormous amount of back and forth fighting here since the start of the year, so Russia will still need to be prepared for another Ukrainian attack.

Following on from picture 3, in Toretsk, Russian forces launched a mechanised assault through the town. Part of the assault group dropped off troops in the northernwestern houses and buildings, who spread out and captured them. This part of the assault went well for Russia, however for whatever reason a couple of vehicles continued pushing up the road towards Pleshchiivka, passing many Ukrainian positions and managing to reach the edge of the village before finally being taken out by drones. Its unclear why these vehicles went on a mad dash that deep into Ukrainian lines as they did not have the support nor the numbers to be successful. Best guess is that they were acting as a distraction for the main group but went way too far and got lost.

Following on from picture 4, Russian assault groups were confirmed to have pushed into Kalynove, where fighting is currently taking place. Ukraine is quickly losing control of the situation, and early reports suggest that they may be abandoning the settlement altogether as they have been overrun and lack support. At the same time Russia has been moving through the fields and treelines south of Kalynove, clearing them out.

To the southeast, a different Russian grouping cleared out the previous mentioned trench network and secured the surrounding fields and treelines. Judging by their movements and force allocation Russia is ignoring Valentynivka for the moment and is exploiting the disorganised Ukrainian units to clear out the many fields, treelines and defences as they move west. If Russia can take over the area on either side of the highway they will be able to circumvent Valentynivka entirely and push in on Sukha Balka from the west.

n the Pokrovsk front, clashes continue in several areas, although there has not been many changes in the past 2 days. Russia has launched some small counterattacks west of Kotlyne (top of map) and is still attacking Lysivka (top right), however there is no confirmation of any territorial changes.

All the way to the southwest, a small Russian group was confirmed to have started moving south of Bohdanivka and is attempting to clear the treelines there now. As for Bohdanivka itself, it is likely under Russian control however a lack of geolocatable footage has meant Suriyak has left the northern houses in the grey zone for now.

We move all the way to the north to the Kupyansk front, where clashes continue in Kamyanka. Russian assault group were able to capture more houses on the west side of the small town, however fighting continues over the central area. Some of the greyzone on the south side of the Oskil River was changed to Russian control as well.

Moving south on the same front, Russian troops recaptured part of Kolisnykivka, although as Suriyak mentions this likely happened in mid-March. Activity on this part of the front has been slow for a while now, with neither side making any dedicated attacks/counterattacks, only smaller positional movement.

In Chasiv Yar, heavy fighting continues in many areas. Over the past week Russian forces have made some small progress in the centre of the town, capturing several of the apartment buildings in 3 separate areas. It is still an absolute slog for both sides there and progress is unlikely to speed up even if more forces were added.

To the south, Ukraine counterattacked north of the petrol station near the lakes, getting some infantry through back into some of the trenches they lost in March. They immediately came under fire from Russian drones and their fate is unknown, but for now this area can be considered under Ukrainian control.

Following on from picture 8, clashes continue in central Toretsk as Russia seeks to drive Ukraine from the last parts of the town. A separate Russian group also made a small advance north of Druzhba and is currently moving up one of the treelines north of the village. Their goal will likely be to try get to Dachne, or at least open the way for an assault on that village. Ukraine is still trying to make moves around the town, however have been unable to break back in due to Russian drone operators locking down the immediate area.

Following on from picture 9, Russian assaults continue for a third day on this part of the front, and are showing no signs of slowing down. Starting with the east side, Russian assault groups have cleared out the last fields and treelines in the mini-pocket along the highway. This has straightened the frontline somewhat and means Russian troops here can focus their efforts on pushing north in conjunction with the troops around Kalynove.

Speaking of Kalynove, Russian assault groups were confirmed to have taken over about half of the village, as well as a portion of the surrounding fields and treelines. Suriyak is actually being overly cautious/reserved with the mapping here, as both Russian and Ukrainian sources suggest and report that Ukraine has all but been driven out of the settlement, with the surviving garrison pulling back to Stara Mykolaivka. The rest of the village will likely be confirmed as under Russian control within a day or two, but I expect they will not stop and will try press onto Stara Mykolaivka whilst Ukraine is disorganised.

To the west, another Russian grouping has taken the opportunity to begin clearing fields and treelines south of Zelene Pole, as Ukraine is too preoccupied with events around Kalynove to contest this area. They should be able to link up with the troops in western Kalynove within the next few days and can join them in their push north.

Following on from picture 10, Russian assault groups have renewed their attacks around Bohdanivka, taking several fields and treelines north and southeast of the settlement, as well as gaining a foothold in Troitske. If Russia can seize Troitske there will only be Horikhove between them and Dnipro Oblast, entering which would be a good propaganda/morale victory for the Russians. On a strategic level, capturing Troitske and Horikhove would mean Russian can shift more of their focus south and try pressure Ukrainian forces along the north side of the Vovcha River.

On to the Velyka Novosilka front, starting with the northeast side, Russian forces have made decent progress over the past few days, capturing several fields and treelines as they head towards Bahatyr and Odradne. Capturing the latter first would allow Russia to cut off the former, although the layout of treelines and fields make attacking Odradne from this angle a bit complicated.

To the southwest, Russian troops straightened the frontline north of Pryvilne, taking over a few treelines and some fields. Fighting is ongoing on the outskirts of Shevchenko and in Vilne Pole, however there haven’t been any updates on changes in territorial control.