UA POV: Russian advances from Day 1152 to 1156 of the War - Suriyakmaps

Russian Forces Advance: 0.38 km²

Advance = 0.38km2

We begin this update on the Oskil River, where Russian troops were confirmed to have taken over the small village of Novomykhailivka. As mentioned in the previous post, this happened the day before but Suriyak has only reported on it now. The village itself has minimal value to either side, with Ukrainian troops retreating to the trench network northwest of the settlement.

Russian Forces Advance: 1.39 km²

Advance = 1.39km2

On the southern side of the Toretsk front, Russian troops were confirmed to have cleared out the remainder of the farm and warehouses in eastern Sukha Balka, right before the Easter Truce commenced. Ukraine had abandoned this area earlier, falling back to the remaining northern houses. The Easter Truce is a welcome relief for the Ukrainian garrison, who had been cut off and had minimal chance of being able to walk back to friendly lines alive. They will certainly use the break in fighting to grab their gear and head north to Romanivka, before drones start flying once again.

Russian Forces Advance: 1.53 km²

Advance = 1.53km2

In Kursk, during the Easter Truce Russia pulled back from the beginning of its attack on Gornal, heading back to the monastery on the hill. Shortly after, Ukrainian troops attacked the monastery, recapturing it as the few Russian assault groups there withdrew further back into the adjacent forests. Hours later Russia bombed the monastery, with multiple videos of FABs destroying several of the buildings in the complex. As mentioned in previous posts, the monastery is key to attacking Gornal, so the Russian assault groups in the area will certainly try recapture the monastery within the next few days.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 1.58 km²

Advance = 1.58km2

Back to the Oskil River front, this time slightly southwest of Novomykhailivka. During the Easter Truce Ukraine moved back into the treelines east of Ridkodub, retaking them. This was not a breach of the ceasefire as the few Russian soldiers that had moved into said treelines had pulled back to the trench networks east of there before the truce commenced, so Ukraine simply moved into an unoccupied area.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 5.43 km²

Top Advance = 0.39km2, Middle Advance = 0.52km2, Bottom Advance = 4.52km2

On the west side of the Pokrovsk front, prior to the Easter truce Ukraine was able to knock Russian troops out of the eastern outskirts of Troitske, as well as some of the adjacent treelines.

During the truce Russia withdrew from the part of Bohdanivka it controlled back to Zaporizhzhya, with Ukraine moving in and recapturing the village shortly after. Russia never controlled the entirety of Bohdanivka and its control was tenuous, so they took the opportunity of the truce to reorganise their troops and will likely make another attempt on the village within the next few weeks.

To the north, some small corrections were made around Kotlyarivka, with Russia closer to the east side settlement than previously thought, and Ukraine retaking part of the treeline south of the village at some point in April.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.58 km²

Advance = 0.58km2

North of Toretsk, having cleared out the treelines a few days earlier, Russian assault groups moved from Druzhba and launched an attack on Dachne. They have taken over about half the village, however the situation is quite fluid due to neither side having many troops in the area (mostly drones). If Russia can clear out the remainder of Dachne, they should be able to connect it with Krymske via the railway line, securing further reinforcements and supplies.

Russian Forces Advance: 1.53 km²

Top Right Advance = 0.87km2, Middle Right Advance = 0.66km2

Following on from picture 2, Russian troops cleared out and captured the remainder of Sukha Balka, following Ukraine’s retreat during the ceasefire. Another small Russian infantry group has also been clearing the treelines northeast of the settlement, now that Ukraine has been pushed out of the area.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 4.94 km²

Advance = 4.94km2

In early April some small Russian groups managed to infiltrate and push into Torske from the north. Ukraine has now been confirmed to have driven them out in a counterattack, reestablishing control over the northern side of the town. Russian troops are now focusing on establishing themselves on the northeastern side on the small ‘heights’, so they can attempt to assault Torske with more forces next time.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.61 km²

Advance = 0.61km2

On the Zaporizhia front, a small Russian group entered the warehouses on the southeastern edge of Kamyanske. They likely intend to secure positions here and use it as a staging point for a push into the eastern suburbs of the town.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.81 km²

Advance = 0.81km2

Over to the Siversk front, Russia has continued its campaign to clear the numerous defences west of Bilohorivka, capturing another section of dugouts, trenches and small bunkers in the hills next to the Donetsk-Luhansk border. Progress remains slow due to the treacherous terrain, but they are gradually clearing this area out.

Russian Forces Advance: 3.65 km²

Top Right Advance = 2.05km2, Top Upper Right Advance = 0.05km2, Bottom Upper Right Advance = 0.56km2, Middle Advance = 0.79km2, Lower Middle Advance = 0.20km2

Context

Following on from picture 7, starting on the eastern side, with Sukha Balka under their control Russia has begun to clear out the surrounding area, capturing several fields and treelines. They will continue to do this whilst they set themselves up in the village, before heading north to Romanivka, or possibly west to put pressure on Stara Mykolaivka.

Context

Speaking of, Russian recon troops in Kalynove have begun to push out from the village, clearing out the treelines on either side of the reservoir towards Stara Mykolaivka, as well as one group moving east. Russian troops in this area are obviously looking to assault Stara Mykolaivka and are making preparations as we speak. Depending defences in this area and what Russian troops east of here are doing, they may try attack Stara Mykolaivka from the south whilst assault groups from Sukha Balka hit it from the east.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 2.84 km²

Top Left Advance = 2.10km2, Bottom Right Advance = 0.74km2

Following on from picture 3, starting on the southeast side, having bombed the monastery and using drones to clear out any remaining Ukrainian soldiers, Russian troops are now back in control of the complex and the hill. Once again, Ukraine will likely try counterattack as they did before, whilst Russia will be looking to reinforce this group before assaulting Gornal.

To the northwest, over the past few days Ukraine recaptured the northern side of Loknya, with Russia failing to consolidate positions. The back and forth over the village will continue for some time to come, as neither side can properly secure positions in the settlement.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.91 km²

Advance = 0.91km2

Moving back to the Toretsk front, this time over near Leonidivka. Russian forces cleared out some fields and treelines west of the village, as well as sending a recon group north towards the trench networks next to the Novospaske cemetery. Most of Leonidivka sits in the greyzone as the buildings have been destroyed, so Russia is now putting its efforts towards taking the fortifications southwest of Novospaske and using them as a staging point for another assault on the town.

Russian Forces Advance: 2.15 km²

Advance = 2.15km2

On the far eastern side of the Pokrovsk front, over the past week Russian assault groups cleared out and captured all of Tarasivka, confirming full control over the village after a month of fighting. Ukraine’s garrison did put up stiff resistance, but struggled to deal with Russian drones and difficulties in getting reinforcements and supplies into the settlement (vehicles hit on the way in). There was a small counterattack attempt on the west side of Tarasivka, however the Ukrainian M113 was hit and destroyed just outside the village.

Once Russia secures the adjacent fields and reorganises its forces, they will be able to make a push on Oleksandropil, 2km northeast. Oleksandropil is the last Ukrainian settlement before a large open area of fields to the north and also covers the west flank of the small town of Zorya, one of Russia’s targets in this area.

Russian Forces Advance: 1.06 km²

Advance = 1.06km2

Context

Following on from picture 12, with the monastery back under control Russian assault groups have once again started to move down the hill towards Gornal, taking up positions in the treelines on the north and northeast side of the village. As mentioned in a previous update, the monastery sits on a hill overlooking the surrounding area, including Gornal, so it will be very difficult for Ukraine to hold the village for long.

As of writing this Russian forces are assaulting Gornal from multiple sides, having heavily bombarded the village over the past week, with varying degrees of success reported. Interestingly, Russia also sent several boats of soldiers down the Psel River to Gornal in an unexpected attack, landing troops behind the Ukrainians on the south side of Gornal (video footage confirms). Ukrainian drone operators were likely not expecting this, hence why they were able to reach Gornal without being attacked.

One other thing of note is that Russia is heavily bombing and droning Myropillya (3.2km southwest of Gornal, in Sumy Oblast), as it is the main area where Ukrainian drone operators have set up to support their forces in Gornal. Ukraine is reportedly bringing in extra equipment and troops to Myropillya, likely due to the concern that Russia may continue attacking over the border and will target the town.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 1.48 km²

Top Advance = 0.14km2, Upper Left Advance = 0.12km2, Bottom Left Advance = 1.22km2

Back to Toretsk once again, this time in and around the town itself. North of the settlement, Russian forces made further progress along the small reservoir, taking over several of the buildings. They’ll be looking to secure the small forest area there and resort in order to put further pressure on the last supply routes for Ukrainian troops in Toretsk.

Speaking of, Ukraine regained control of the small strip of territory on the north side of the town, where a Russian recon group was trying to reach the small slag heap last week. Ukraine is still pinned in this northern section of Toretsk, and has been unable to push back into the town so far.

In southern Toretsk, Ukraine has made yet another attempt to infiltrate the southern side of the settlement, sending Armoured cars across the open ground and dropping some soldiers off in the first houses in the southern suburbs. Russia is currently trying to wipe them out with drones, so they will have difficulty making much more progress unless there are more reinforcements.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.68 km²

Advance = 0.68km2

Following on from picture 14, Russian forces cleared out some of the fields and treelines east of Tarasiva, linking it and Zelene Pole. They are currently working on securing the rest of the fields now.