RU POV: Russian and Ukrainian advances from Day 1284 to 1287 of the War - Suriyakmaps

For today we start off on the Oskil River front, where advances have continued in a number of areas. On the northern side, up in Luhansk, Russian assault groups yet again have advanced around Hrekivka, pushing back into the treelines west of the village and even reaching a small forest area east of Olhivka. As previously mentioned, this particular set of treelines west of Hrekivka has changed hands many times in the past two months, however this time Russia has managed to push further north and will be working to secure positions in the small forest areas to both protect Hrekivka from future Ukrainian counterattacks as well as to act as a staging point for an assault on Olhivka (west of this advance) or Druzhelyubivka (north of this advance).

To the southwest, the few Russian assault groups that captured the village of Hlushchenkove have fanned out into the local area, capturing a couple of fields and treelines nearby. They are still quite vulnerable to Ukrainian counterattacks, being exposed on multiple sides, but if they can hold their ground and continue to push out they will threaten the Ukrainian assault groups entrenched in Novyi Myr and Novomykhailivka (east and southeast of this advance).

Down south, the Russian assault group mentioned last post that was working its way southeast of Shandryholove has managed to clear and entrench itself in the treelines next to the southern road. As shown by Suriyak, this cuts Shandryholove off from supplies as all roads out of the settlement are under Russian control, although it is still possible to move in and out of the village by wading across the Nitrius River (rather shallow here). This Russian group will need to try hold their positions along the road whilst the assault on Shandryholove continues, but if successful they will be able to capture the settlement and move onto Derylove to the south.

Onto the Kostyantynivka front, over the past 2 weeks Russian troops were forced to withdraw from the forest area outside the city due to Ukrainian attacks, moving back up to Stupochky. Ukraine took the opportunity to then counterattack towards Predtechyne, managing to recapture the western houses. Fighting is ongoing over Predtechyne, as Russia is trying to force Ukraine out once again.

Picture 3: Upper Left Advance = 4.21km2, Left Bottom Middle Advance = 2.97km2, Bottom Middle Advance = 0.38km2, Right Bottom Middle Advance = 0.33km2

Over on the Pokrovsk front, to the north, Russia has reportedly pushed back into Nove Shakhove and is assault the village whilst Ukraine has been trying to push back into Nykanorivka to the south. The information blackout in this area means I can’t really comment on this, as there is so little to go off of that it’s anyone’s guess what the situation looks like now.

Further south, Ukraine has continued their assault on Novoekonomichne, where clashes are ongoing. Adjacent to this, Ukraine also managed to recapture the Kapitalna Mine after days of counterattacks, but here too Russia is already trying to push back in so fighting is ongoing.

Heading to the Velyka Novosilka front, Russian assault groups managed to clear and capture the remainder of Komyshuvakha, confirming full control of the village. As mentioned last post, Russian advances north and south of the settlement forced Ukraine to abandon this are or risk being cut off, which has also lead to Russia capturing a number of fields and treelines around Komyshuvakha.

They are now working on trying to reach Ternove (directly west), however the second layer of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia Defence line is complicating their movement, which is why Ukraine chose to pull back behind it a little while ago.

Following on from picture 1, over the past 2 days Ukraine has once again renewed its attacks in Ridkodub, retaking the centre of the village yet again. Same as all the previous times, Russia is bombing and droning the area, but with Ukraine continuing to funnel troops in from the west they have not been able to dig Ukraine out of the village.

A bit further south on the same front, Russia has again made a minor bit of progress in Zarichne, expanding their foothold in the town by another street.

Moving south again to the Siversk front, over the past 2 weeks Ukraine has been launching counterattacks in and around Serebryanka, managing to recapture some of the houses on the southern side of the village. Their goal is to try drive Russia out before they can properly consolidate in the settlement and push out, which would threaten the town of Siversk.

Onto the Toretsk front, over the past couple of days Russian troops captured a trench network next to Scherbynivka. Adjacent to this, fighting is ongoing in Kleban-Byk, with no reportable changes in control.

Heading over to Pokrovsk city, over the span of several days (beginning last week) Russian assault groups reportedly exploited Ukraine’s failure to hold Leontovychi to push deeper into the city, recapturing Troyanda, some of the western streets of Pokrovsk and also crossing the E50 highway in the centre of the city. Same as with picture 3, it is hard to really comment on this as it’s unclear exactly what is happening and where the Russians are, but multiple sources are claiming that proper Russian assault groups (instead of the previous DRGs) are now in central Pokrovsk and working on expanding their hold. So clearly something is going on in the city, but take any claimed advances (including this one) with a healthy dose of salt.

To the southeast, Russian assault groups finally managed to clear and capture the ‘guitar’ trench network south of Chunyshyne, providing them another angle of attack on the village. Ukraine has been fiercely counterattacking this area from Novopavlivka as they need to stop Russia from reaching Pokrovsk from the railway and opening another line of attack.

Over to the Novopavlivka front, Ukraine pushed back into Dachne over the past couple of days yet again, taking over about half of the small village. As mentioned a number of times before, both Russia and Ukraine keep moving into Dachne to wave flags, but then are forced to withdraw because there is almost no cover and drones quickly target those who try to gain a foothold. Do not be surprised if Russian troops head back in in a couple of days to wave their flag and the cycle starts again.

Shifting up to the Kupyansk front, over the past week or so Russian assault groups have restarted their activities in the border area, pushing west of Topoli to take over a couple of small forest areas and some fields. There are not many troops here (focus is on Kupyansk itself), so I do not expect there to be too much movement here in the short term.

Further south on the same front, some time in August Ukraine managed to recapture the southern houses of Hlushkivka. Russia had started an assault on the village in late July (Day 1220), but it stalled out almost immediately and the Russians withdrew. There are incredibly few reports from this area (both sides mostly staying put), so Suriyak is only now getting to updating this area. Ukraine or Russia may try push here in the future, but for the moment this area is low priority for both sides.

Following on from picture 3, on the northeast side, Ukrainian assault groups expanded their control of Novoekonomichne, pushing into the centre of the town. A lot of the settlement has now fallen into the greyzone as it is unclear which side controls it, with both having troops hiding in the basements of various buildings. Adjacent to this, Russian assault groups pushed back into the Kapitalna Mine, with fighting ongoing.

To the southwest, following on from picture 9, Russian assault groups reportedly expanded their control in the centre of the city and took over most of the market area. Once again, I can’t really comment on this with any certainty as information is vague and footage non-existent. If true, Russia has managed to gain a moderate foothold in the city (noting this allegedly happened last week) and will be trying to capture some of the highrises to use as a staging point for the rest of the battle.

Further west on the same front, Russian assault groups cleared the last couple of buildings in Udachne, capturing the town. Ukraine is still fiercely counterattacking in this area, trying to push back in, so Udachne is not secure yet. Russia will near to capture the surrounding fields and move into the mine to the north before Udachne can be considered secure.

Speaking of, west of Udachne, a Russian assault group pushed up the treelines from the south, capturing parts of several, as well as entering the southern part of Molodetske. Ukrainian assault groups from Novopidhorodne travel through this village to reach Udachne, so if Russia can secure it and dig in it will prevent attacks on Udachne from the west.

Following on from picture 4, Russian assault groups moved out of Komyshuvakha, heading west towards Ternove as previously mentioned.

Over on the Orikhiv front, for the first time in many months, Russian troops restarted operations north of Robotyne, launching a mechanised assault north towards Novodanylivka. How much progress this attack made is unclear, with only smaller snippets of footage available and vague reports, but it does not seem like they made it to the town (if that was even the goal).

To the east in Mala Tokmachka, Ukraine gradually recaptured a number of positions in the town over the past few weeks, with Russia maintaining their presence on the eastern side. Despite it being a reasonably sized settlement, neither Russia nor Ukraine have many troops engaged here fighting, hence the lack of updates from Mala Tokmachka.

Moving back up to the Kupyansk front, northeast of the town, over the past few days Russian forces have managed to clear and recapture most of the remaining forest area up to the Hnylytsya River. Same as what happened east of Petropavlivka a few weeks ago, with Ukrainian units preoccupied fighting within Kupyansk they could not spare the resources to hold these outer parts of the pocket and were forced to withdraw back over the river. For the moment Russia does not look like they plan to cross the river to attack eastern Kupyansk, but they may be considering heading southeast from here to hit Petropavlivka.

To the southwest, over the same time period there were several smaller movement in and around western Kupyansk. Within the town, Russian assault groups improvied their positions along the railway and stadium, capturing some more buildings in both areas. Some soldiers even managed to make their way to the administration building in the centre of Kupyansk, although its highly unlikely they control this area (just that they can reach it). Russia still needs to clear and capture the apartment buildings around the stadium and streets along the railway line before they can try secure central Kupyansk, but they are making some progress.

Northwest of the town, Russian forces counterattacked and managed to retake some of the treelines north of Moskovka. Control of the village is currently split between both sides, with a chunk of greyzone inbetween as Ukraine and Russia send soldiers back and forward to try secure more positions.

Moving back down to the Siversk front, this time on the southern side where for the first time since 2024 Russian forces have restarted operations around the railway area south of the town. With Ukrainian attention firmly on the area east of Siversk (see picture 7), Russian forces have taken advantage and restarted assaults of Fedorivka (bottom left) and Pereizne (below the S), capturing several houses in the former and multiple streets in the latter.

Russia had previously attacked both these villages, but stalled out due to constant drone attacks and not enough forces needed to keep pushing. Now that the Siversk front has shrunk and Ukrainian units are under more pressure, Russia is trying to see if it can reach the town from the south side by advancing up the railway line whilst Ukraine is fighting around Serebryanka. If they can at least reach Zvanivka, Russia will be able to pressure yet another supply route for Siversk and open another angle of attack on the town.

To the east of these advances, another Russian group has been working to clear some of the fortifications and treelines south of Vyimka.

Moving down one last time to the Kostyantynivka front, the Russian assault on Oleksandro-Shultyne continues, with their troops capturing most of the remaining houses in the village. There are just a couple more further west of these that need to be cleared out before Russia controls the settlement, which they are working on now.

Following on from picture 10, Russia once again reentered Dachne, after the few Ukrainian troops that had moved back in were bombed out/forced to withdraw. As previously mentioned, there is a lot of back and forth over Dachne, so the battle is far from over.

To the southwest, Russian troops cleared some treelines south of Sichneve. A number of sources say that Russia actually controls Sichneve, whilst others dispute this, so the situation in this area is murky.

From picture 3 and 13