RU POV: Russian and Ukrainian advances from Day 1292 to 1296 of the War - Suriyakmaps

Russian Forces Advance: 1.13 km²

Advance = 1.13km2

Beginning on the Oskil River front (soon to be the Lyman front), after a few more days of clashes Russian assault groups reached the western edge of Zarichne, pushing from the centre of the town. Now whilst the Russians did their usual flag waving routine here, they do not yet control the settlement and still have over half of the buildings left to clear out before they can truly claim full control.

Russian Forces Advance: 5.66 km²

Middle Left Advance = 1.72km2, Lower Left Advance = 3.94km2

A little to the south on the Siversk front, Ukraine has continued their counterattacks in and around Serebryanka, managing to recapture the field immediately west of the town.

At the same time to the south, Russian forces have continued slowly working away at the Ukrainian fortifications and defences east of Siversk itself, managing to clear and capture most of the area around the small reservoirs. There were also reports of some Russian troops (DRGs) making it to the old Dolomite Mine north of Siversk (white box), but it’s unclear exactly what happened. Russia has been shelling this area heavily for some time, so it is certainly possible that some troops made a push to see if they could entrench there.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 13.67 km²

Top Left Advance = 5.06km2, Upper Middle Advance = 8.61km2

Down to the Pokrovsk front, over the past three days Ukraine has continued their counterattacks across the board, trying to cut off the Russian salient. On the north side after weeks of clashes Ukraine was able to retake the treelines west of Kucheriv Yar, with their forces currently working on breaking into the village.

To the southeast, following the recapture of the southern part of Volodymyrivka, Ukrainian forces pushed out into the surrounding area, recapturing several treelines and fields. This provides a decent buffer around the village, which Ukraine will use to help stop future Russian attacks.

Further south, Ukrainian assault operations in Novoekonomichne have continued for another week, with their forces trying to move into the northern side of the town. Novoekonomichne is almost entirely in the greyzone as neither Russia nor Ukraine have been able to consolidate there and drive the other out, so both have infantry present in a number of different spots.

Russian Forces Advance: 5.82 km²

Advance = 5.82km2

Over on the Velyka Novosilka front, a Russian assault group from Maliivka has pushed west of the Oblast border, clearing and capturing one of the trenches and several treelines between Vorone and Ternove. Like with Komyshuvakha the other week, Russia is attempting to flank Ternove from both sides to force the small garrison to abandon the settlement, which will allow them to easily move in and capture the village. Whilst on paper Ukraine has a lot of units in this area that should be able to prevent this from occurring, they are having severe issues with dealing with Russian firepower (drones, artillery and FABs) and are also constantly being flanked before they can properly dig into their positions.

Russian Forces Advance: 4.26 km²

Top Left Advance = 1.14km2, Middle Advance = 2.28km2, Lower Middle Advance = 0.84km2

Following on from picture 1, Russian assault groups in Zarichne continued to expand their control of the town, taking over more of the central streets as well as crossing the Zherebets Rivr in the north and taking over a number of houses. About 60% of the town is now under Russian control, however Ukraine is launching counterattacks and has been trying to push back into the centre for some time now.

To the northwest, Russian troops cleared and captured the remainder of southern Shandryholove. This little segment sits on the other side of the Nitrius River from the main part of the village, with the Ukrainian garrison no longer able to contest it.

Russian Forces Advance: 3.28 km²

Advance = 3.28km2

On the Toretsk front, Russian forces have begun to push north of the old quarry, clearing out several fields and treelines near Nelipivka (under the u). This village will be their next goal, however the lack of cover in this area will make approaching the settlement difficult.

To the southwest, Russian assault groups were unable to consolidate in Kleban-Byk, being pushed out of the village. Ukraine has been launching counterattacks to try re-enter Katerynivka, with clashes ongoing.

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No advance

Following on from picture 3, Ukrainian troops from Shakove have begun to counterattack towards Pankivka, with the northern houses falling into the greyzone. Recapturing Pankivka and moving onto Mayak would effectively encircle the entire Russian salient to the north, but will be difficult to do due to the number of drones covering the area.

Further south, Russia has continued to try push Ukraine back from Novoekonomichne, sending some forces through the treelines along the reservoir towards Myrnohrad.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.63 km²

Advance = 0.63km2

Following on from picture 4, after a couple of days of clashes Russian assault groups have cleared and captured most of the village of Sosnivka. They are currently working on the last few houses now, so the village will likely fall within the next day or two.

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No Advance

Heading up to the Kupyansk front, over the past week Russian forces have reportedly crossed the Hnylytsya River (beginning of dotted line) and pushed all the way down to the town itself, infiltrating the central industrial area. There is little I can comment on regarding this due to the information blackout on this front, which has meant there is no footage or evidence of this movement, just vague reports by both sides.

But I will say that it is certainly possible that some Russian troops have made it into the eastern half of Kupyansk, as most of Ukraine attention and forces has been squarely on the west side of the town, leaving gaps in drone and troop coverage that Russia could slip through.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.57 km²

Middle Left Advance = 0.35km2, Bottom Right Advance = 0.22km2

Following on from picture 5, on the west side some Russian infantry have started to move west of Serednje, making a minor advance in the treeline next to the village. They are likely looking to increase the buffer in this area and probe Ukrainian defences further west.

To the southeast, Russia made another small advance within Zarichne, capturing some more houses in the centre of the town. Clashes are ongoing and it will still take some time for Russia to secure the settlement.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 1.55 km²

Advance = 1.55km2

Following on from picture 6, Ukrainian troops reportedly counterattack from Kleban-Byk, managing to break back into Katerynivka and set themselves up in the northern streets (Russians had withdrawn from Kleban-Byk and has not set up before Ukraine hit them). There is a bit of confusion over their progress however, with some sources saying they have not consolidated in Katerynivka and only retook Kleban-Byk, whilst others show larger success (like Suriyak here).

Russian Forces Advance: 1.08 km²

Advance = 1.08km2

Over on the Novopavlivka front, Russian forces restarted offensive operations on Muravka, managing to reach the southern street of the village. Most of the settlement has been completely bombed out, so there is minimal cover, hence why both Ukraine and Russia have been unable to do much here in the past few months.

Russian Forces Advance: 4.54 km²

Top Left Advance = 0.15km2, Upper Left Advance = 4.39km2

Out west on the Zaporizhia front, after two weeks of back and forth fighting Russian troops managed to not only push Ukraine back along the E105 highway, but were also able to capture the last houses in Plavni (west side) and take over the apartment district in Stepnohirsk. The latter provides Russia a good forward staging point for assaults on the rest of Stepnohirsk, however it will still be difficult to cross the stream into the main part of the settlement.

I’ll also note that whilst Russia has now secured Plavni, they have already been working on establishing a foothold in Prymorske (top left), sending small infantry groups across the railway bridge and into the settlement. They have not been confirmed to have established a foothold yet, but it is only a matter of time if they continue to bring more infantry groups across.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.64 km²

Advance = 0.64km2

Back to the Siversk front, this time further south where Russian forces have continued to slowly clear the various dugouts and fortifications southeast of the town.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 7.92 km²

Advance = 7.92km2

Following on from picture 7, Ukraine continues to counterattack around Shakhove, recapturing some of the treelines and fields east of the town. Russia has been heavily bombarding the towns and local area for weeks now, so the situation is still fluid and the risk remains to Sofiivka and Shakhove.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.99 km²

Advance = 0.99km2

Following on from picture 8, Russian assault groups captured the last couple of houses in Sosnivka, confirming full control of the village. As mentioned last post, the capture of Sosnivka opens the way for a push on Orestopil and Velykomykhailivka, as well as providing Russia with a large area of fields and treelines which they can use to flank Ukrainian fortifications and strongpoints further south.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 2.22 km²

Advance = 2.22km2

Heading up to the Sumy front, Ukraine has once again counterattack near Varachyne over the past week, meaning the village is back in the greyzone. To reiterate from a few weeks ago, Varachyne is a tiny village with most buildings bombed out, so neither Russia nor Ukraine can really hold positions there, hence the constant back and forth.

Russian Forces Advance: 6.40 km²

Left Advance = 0.56km2, Lower Left Advance = 4.69km2, Lower Middle Advance = 1.15km2

Following on from picture 10, on the west side the previously mentioned Russian group has now moved out southwest of Serednje, looking to move along the treelines further west and south.

To the southeast, both Russia and Ukraine have made advances north of Stavky. Russian forces managed to clear another few treelines, putting them right outside the thin Ukrainian defence line here. Simultaneously, at least one small Ukrainian group pushed northeast from Stavky, attempting to reach and infiltrate Kolodyazi. The Russians are currently trying to wipe them out to prevent this, but there is no information about the outcome of the fighting here.

Russian Forces Advance: 4.86 km²

Top Right Advance = 1.05km2, Lower Right Advance = 3.81km2

Onto the Chasiv Yar front, on the northeast side, Russian troops made a minor advance west of the town, capturing a couple of treelines.

Further south, Russian assault groups from Bila Hora and Oleksandro-Shultyne pushed north up the hill, capturing several fields and treelines as they attempt to clear out the last part of the small pocket. Other footage from this area also showed Ukraine had recaptured the farm on the southern side of Predtechyne (likely in the last week or two).

Russian Forces Advance: 16.63 km²

Top Left Advance = 1.35km2, Upper Left Advance = 2.47km2, Lower Left Advance = 11.55km2

Following on from picture 16, on the north side, following the capture of Sosnivka Russian assault groups expanded their control of the surrounding area, capturing a few fields and treelines south and northeast of the village.

Immediately south of that, as described earlier, Russian forces have continued to flank Temyrivka (under the i), closing in on the east and south side and forcing the Ukrainian garrison to flee under fire. Supply transports being intercepted by Russian drones has also severely hampered Ukraine’s ability to stabilise this front, part of the reason they keep getting flanked and outpositioned.

Adjacent to this (west of Ternove), Russian assault groups from Zaporizke pushed north and northwest whilst Ukrainian troops were trying to hold Ternove, capturing several treelines and managing to secure a foothold in eastern Berezone (small town, under the u). As with the other settlement battles on this front, with Ukraine unable to stabilise their positions or counter the Russian firepower then Berezove will likely fall within the next week.

Immediately south of this, another Russian group also reached and captured Novomykolaivka, which was poorly defended by Ukraine and like others in this area fell to Russia easily (video 1, video 2).

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 3.31 km²

Middle Left Advance = 2.38km2, Middle Right Advance = 0.93km2,

From Picture 20