RU POV: Russian and Ukrainian advances from Day 1200 to 1202 of the War - Suriyakmaps

We’re starting this update off in the Tetkino border area, where Ukraine continues to close in from multiple sides. 5 days ago (Day 1195) Ukraine launched an attack on one of the trench networks east of Tetkino, capturing it. They have now managed to secure their positions there, have brought in further troops, and were able to push west to reach the first buildings on the southeast side of the town. Whilst they have yet to secure a proper foothold, they do have a presence there and are trying to bring in more infantry to expand their control.

On the southwest side of Tetkino, Ukrainian assault operations continued, taking over more houses east of the railway. Whilst Russia is bombing and droning them, they have been unable to dislodge the Ukrainian assault groups.

Heading east of the previous picture, Russian assault operation continue in the Sumy border area. On the southwest side, one Russian group was able to make it down one of the treelines along the road next to Mala Korchakivka, coming dangerously close to the village. They have not entered the settlement just yet, but it is only a matter of time given their positioning.

To the east, Russian infantry group captured the fields and one of the forest areas next to the international border, which I briefly mentioned last post. They have not been proven to be near Sadky yet, as some Russian sources claimed, however they will certainly be pushing to capture those forest areas to flank Yunakivka.

Onto the Kupyansk front, where hot on the heels of the previous day there has been a correction/change in Kindrashivka. Russian forces are in control of at least 2/3 of the village, however their control of the entire settlement cannot be confirmed. There was a Ukrainian counterattack from Kupyansk reported, however its unclear if Ukraine took back this southern portion of Kindrashivka, or they never lost control in the first place. Either way, the fighting over the settlement continues.

On the Oskil River front, over the past week Russia has continued its push towards Hrekivka, capturing another couple of fields and treelines south and east the village. They are currently just 750m from the southernmost houses, although it will still take some time before they assault it as this area is of lower priority than to the southeast (less troops assigned) and Russia will want to improve its positions nearby before making an attempt on Hrekivka.

To the southwest, Russian control around Karpivka has continued to grow, now taking over another couple of treelines and a field to the east of the small town. If they keep moving west from these positions, they will be able to either capture or at least cut off the eastern side of Karpivka.

Southeast of this, there was a small Russian advance in the fields north and east of Zelena Dolyna. Russian assault groups haven’t made an attempt on the village yet, but given their positions around it they will likely do so within the next week.

Onto the Velyka Novosilka front, within Komar, Russian assault groups made a tiny bit of progress in their ongoing attack, capturing several more houses on the southern side of the town. Reports about the state of the Ukrainian garrison and defence in this area are all over the place, so I can’t comment on how well they will be able to hold up.

To the northeast, the Russian assault on Oleksiivka also continued, with these troops having better luck than the ones in Komar. They have seized most of the east side of the town and are pushing into the central area as of this update (so Day 1200). Ironically Ukrainian sources were far more concerned with the advances north of Oleksiivka through the fields last week, as they believed they would be cut off, when the actual threat was the same straightforward assault from the front (east side) by Russia.

Over to the Zaporizhia front, Russian units around Malynivka continued their attacks from the previous day, capturing another set of fields and treelines east of the town. Once again, Russia has not actually attacked Malynivka directly, but is trying to improve their positions throughout this area so they can eventually launch an assault.

Heading down to an area we haven’t seen in a while, we’re on the Robotyne front where Russian units have restarted operations after a several month break. These units advanced through the fields and treelines, capturing several of them in two areas. However same as when they were last advancing on this front, it is highly unlikely Russia intends to assault Novodanylivka (north of Robotyne), but is instead trying to straighten out the front and capture positions in an opportunistic advance.

Following on from picture 1, Ukrainian forces have been able to cross the border in a few locations, pushing up and clearing the treelines in the fields around Tetkino. Whilst these haven’t been occupied by the Russians in a while (too exposed), this does give Ukraine new routes with which they can assault the town from the south side.

I’ll also mention that several Russian sources have stated that reinforcements have arrived to this area, in the form of the 1427th Motor Rifle Regiment, who are allegedly counterattacking. They have also carried out a partial rotation of the 56th Airborne Regiment (were holding around Tetkino), so they can rest and recover. No actual counterattack progress has been confirmed yet, but the 1427th Motor Rifle Regiment is indeed a unit that has been on rotation for a little over a month, so could certainly be used to alleviate the situation around Tetkino.

Back to the Oskil River front, this time further south where Ukraine has gone on the attack after the failed Russian assault on Torske. Over the span of 4 or 5 days they have recaptured some positions in the fields east of the town, trying to re-establish the buffer around the settlement.

On the same front, southeast of the previous picture, Suriyak has made a perplexing change in the control in the Serebryansky forest, claiming that Ukraine has been on the attack here since the end of May. As to why I am confused, one of the drone videos that allegedly showed Ukrainian progress here (specifically the northern part of this advance) was retracted after the account that geolocated it admitted it was incorrect (they were actually several km further south). Additionally, Suriyak has had a large chunk of the forest as greyzone for over a year now, when many other mappers, including Russian ones, have said this area (the southern and eastern side of this advance), has been under Ukrainian control for a while. So it would be more accurate to say this is a long overdue correction with an incorrectly geolocated advance on top of it. However, even if overdue it’s still a territorial change, so it gets included.

South of here on the Siversk front, Russian forces have continued their slow attacks over the past couple of weeks, managing to seize a number of positions between Hryhorivka and Verkhnokamyanske, capturing treelines, fields as well as many dugouts and trenches. They are inching closer to being able to threaten Siversk, however it will still take a long time just due to the slow nature of fighting on this front.

On the Toretsk front, Russian forces made a minor advance within Dyliivka and one of the adjacent fields, where clashes are ongoing.

They’ve also been increasing the pressure on the Ukrainian troops in the Novodzerzhinskaya mine northwest of Toretsk itself, heavily bombarding it.

Moving west to the Kostyantynivka front, over the past couple of days Russian assault groups secured the fields around Zorya, before pushing north towards Oleksandro-Kalynove. Whilst they did manage to reach the village, its unknown if they were able to secure a foothold.

Northwest of this, the Russian assault on Yablunivka continues, with Russian infantry making further progress on the west side, capturing more houses. They are now in control of about 40% of the settlement, with the fighting moving into the central area. With the settlements around Zorya under their control Russia has been able to focus its drone teams towards harassing Ukrainian reinforcements and logistics in and out of Yablunivka, which is making their defence of the town incredibly difficult. They do not need to abandon it yet, as the settlement’s width means they have a lot of options, but they will certainly need to make plans to withdraw eventually.

Following on from picture 11, Russian recon groups have continued to probe and clear out the Ukrainian trench networks and dugouts around the quarry, capturing several more and part of a treeline. Whilst these positions are certainly fragile, Ukraine has so far been unable to stop them from moving into this area. The emerging risk here is that Russia could slowly bring in more and more infantry into these trench networks, who could then assault west to try cut off one of the Ukrainian supply roads for this front.

Onto the Pokrovsk front, over the past couple of days Russian recon groups have managed to reach and cross the Dnipro Oblast border in a couple of places, marking the first time Russian forces have been there this war. Whilst strategically this means incredibly little since its just a bunch of open fields, it does have a PR/morale impact as Russia will now be taking territory from yet another Ukrainian Oblast.

There was also a minor advance south of Horikhove, with a Russian assault group clearing a couple of treelines. This is the other area that has seen recon/infiltration groups operating, hence the greyzone.

Following on from picture 5, starting on the northeast side, Russian assault groups were able to push into the centre of Oleksiivka and consolidate their positions. Whilst some Russian sources have jumped the gun and claimed the entire town in under Russian control, at this point in time there were still a number of houses on the west side left to clear. They will likely capture it as its clear Ukraine cannot hold the settlement, but it will just take longer than is being said.

To the southwest, Russian assault groups in Komar managed to capture the warehouses on the outskirts of the settlement, with another group capturing the fields and treelines east of the town. Clashes in the centre of Komar continue.