RU POV: Russian and Ukrainian advances from Day 1364 to 1367 of the War - Suriyakmaps

Russian Forces Advance: 1.03 km²

Advance = 1.03km2

Starting off on the northern front, south of Vovchansk, Russia captured the Tsehelne industrial area. This is just a collection of industrial warehouses that have already been extensively bombed, so was relatively simple to clear. The question now is whether Russia pushes for the village of Vilcha, moving away from the Siverskyi Donets River and towards Bilyi Kolodyaz (off map southeast), or if they go for Lyman to try stay within the relative safety of the forest.

Russian Forces Advance: 5.30 km²

Top Left Advance = 1.51km2, Middle Advance = 3.79km2

Over on the Siversk front, east of the town, more Russian DRGs broke into the settlement, pushing towards the centre. Currently their control of these areas is fragile due to being small groups scattered all over the streets, but if proper Russian assault groups get brought in it could quickly spiral for Ukraine as they do not have the numbers to cover all sides.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.27 km²

Advance = 0.27km2

Down on the Kostyantynivka front, over the past two days Russian assault groups have pushed slightly further into Ivanopillya, with fighting now in the central part of the settlement.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.39 km²

Advance = 0.39km2

Heading to the Pokrovsk front, Russian troops were once again spotted in Dorozhnje, which is still contested. As I have said probably a dozen times by now, Dorozhnje should be marked as greyzone given its clear neither side has a solid grip on it, hence why control keeps changing back and forth.

Russian Forces Advance: 4.21 km²

Top Right Advance = 1.26km2, Left Advance = 1.74km2, Lower Right Advance = 1.21km2

A little south of the previous picture, Russian assault groups continue to squeeze the remaining Ukrainian forces in the Myrnohrad pocket, taking over another chunk of the southern side of the city, as well as expanding their control over the northern suburbs. The use of FAB-3000s is now commonplace in Myrnohrad, as Russia demolishes Ukrainian positions one by one in the siege of the city. The garrison has effectively no chance of escape and those who haven’t surrendered will simply be killed in the intense bombings as Russia levels the city.

Out west, Russia made a minor advance through the fields, capturing a couple of treelines south of the E50 highway.

Russian Forces Advance: 2.17 km²

Advance = 2.17km2

Over in Novopavlivka, despite Ukrainian claims of wiping them out, the Russian assault groups in the town have once again expanded their control, moving over the Solona river and setting themselves up in the houses on the other side. Heavy clashes continue and the battle could still swing either way.

Russian Forces Advance: 2.17 km²

Advance = 2.17km2

Moving to the Pokrovske front, over the past few days Russian troops begun to move south of Danylivka towards Nechaivka, capturing several fields. Whilst they have not been confirmed to have captured the village yet, it will likely fall quickly as it is quite small and Ukraine has been forced to withdraw behind the Haichur River due to a lack of manpower.

Russian Forces Advance: 17.38 km²

Left Advance = 5.84km2, Lower Left Advance = 2.33km2, Middle Left Advance = 6.93km2, Bottom Advance = 2.28km2

A little south of the previous picture, on the Hulyaipole front Russian assault groups continue to make advances in multiple areas, capturing the village of Vesele (below the i) as well as a number of treelines and fortifications to the south and west. Ukrainian units are still completely disorganised and uncoordinated on this front, trying to withdraw from Zatyshshya (below the S) as well as Zelenyi Hai and Vysoke to the east.

Ukrainian troops are pulling back into Hulyaipole, abandoning any outer defences and positions, whilst reinforcements arrive from the neighbouring Orikhiv front. The battle for the town is not far off but Russia will still need to secure the surrounding area and bring their forces forward before attempting an assault.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.61 km²

Middle Advance = 0.20km2, Bottom Advance = 0.41km2

Following on from picture 1, Russia continues to advance in Vovchansk, taking over more of the houses on the southeast side of the town, as well as the last couple of industrial buildings on the south side.

Russian Forces Advance: 2.54 km²

Bottom Left Advance = 0.89km2, Bottom Right Advance = 1.65km2

Moving onto the Lyman front, southeast of the town, Russian assault groups continue to work on securing the forest area outside the settlement, taking over several trenches next to Blakytne Lake.

East of this, after another week of positional battles Russian assault groups are now pushing back into central Yampil, as Ukraine has been forced to withdraw back to the fortifications south of the town due to Russian advances on their flank.

Russian Forces Advance: 1.55 km²

Left Advance = 0.19km2, Middle Advance = 1.36km2

Following on from picture 5, just outside Pokrovsk, Russian assault groups cleared some of the fields and treelines from which Ukraine was counterattacking back into the city. They still need to establish a proper buffer around Pokrovsk to prevent future Ukrainian counterattacks, but they are gradually the outer edge of the city, meaning the battle is almost over.

Russian Forces Advance: 5.71 km²

Middle Advance = 0.50km2, Bottom Advance = 5.21km2

Swinging up to the Oskil River front, during the positional battles over the past two weeks both Russia and Ukraine advanced, with the latter recapturing a trench network taken by the Russian a little earlier, whilst the former made a deeper push southwest along the treelines, closing in on the outskirts of Novoplatonivka (below the u).

Capturing that village would cut off Ukrainian troops north of here (due to the river blocking supplies), but it would be incredibly difficult for Russia to pull off as there is not a lot of cover here and they could only approach via 2 predictable routes (treelines east of Novoplatonivka).

Russian Forces Advance: 23.91 km²

Top Left Advance = 16.07km2, Bottom Advance = 7.84km2

Following on from picture 2 and 10, whilst clashes are ongoing within Siversk, Russia is also making advances throughout other parts of this front. On the northwest side, Russian assault groups quickly pushes through Yampil (due to being abandoned), capturing the town. Ukraine is still present right outside the settlement in the fortifications, where fighting has now begun. If Russia can take these trench networks not only will it help them secure Yampil from Ukrainian counterattacks, but it will also allow them to push south into Ozerne.

Adjacent to the above, other Russian groups east of Yampil have been clearing the forest area and fields, working the way along the Siverskyi Donets River. Whilst they could try cross into Zakitne I am not sure they will as other Russian assault groups south of the river are closer to that village and do not need to cross a river to assault it.

To the southeast, over the span of 5 days the Russian assault on Zvanivka intensified, with their troops managing to drive Ukraine out from most of the village. Only a few houses remain to be cleared before Russia fully controls the settlement.

Russian Forces Advance: 11.94 km²

Upper Middle Advance = 0.44km2, Bottom Advance = 11.50km2

Following on from picture 11, Russian troops from Pokrovsk are increasing their pressure on western Myrnohrad, capturing some of the industrial buildings along the railway and moving closer to the city on that side. If Russia can establish a foothold here then Myrnohrad will be under assault from all directions simultaneously.

To the south, Russia captured a little more of southern Myrnohrad and cleared the large area of fields outside the city. With Ukraine pushed back into northern Myrnohrad and these areas under bombardment for months they are almost certainly empty, making it easy for the Russians to quickly walk into the trench networks and check for any stragglers who couldn’t withdraw in time.

On a related side note, a recent Russian drone compilation from this front showed a number of strikes on tanks, APCs, other vehicles and infantry. Interestingly, geolocations showed that most of these strikes took place in northern Myrnohrad and just outside the city, and judging by their orientation Ukrainian troops were trying to break out of the city. Even after thousands of FABs and drones were dropped on Myrnohrad Ukraine was still able to hide a few vehicles, so you have to wonder what else is stuck inside the pocket.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 4.22 km²

Left Advance = 4.22km2, Bottom Left Advance = 2.65km2

Following on from picture 7, both Russia and Ukraine made advances south of the Yanchur River, with Ukraine counterattacking and retaking most of Danylivka (reinforcements that I mentioned before), whilst Russia continued to push towards Radisne and Nechaivka a little south of that. This does make things rather awkward as for either side to continue their attack/counterattack they are going to have to deal with the opposing force also trying to advance right next to them.

Russian Forces Advance: 2.99 km²

Advance = 2.99km2

Following on from picture 8, Russian troops made further advances through the fields, beginning the assault on Zatyshshya (below the r) and Zelenyi Hai (below the a).

Russian Forces Advance: 2.26 km²

Top Left Advance = 1.69km2, Upper Right Advance = 0.57km2

Back up to the Lyman front, on the northwest side, after weeks of back and forth Russian forces were finally able to clear and secure the village of Novoselivka. This will make it much easier for them to push into the adjacent forest and cut off Lyman from the road route north.

To the east, in a similar scenario, after another few weeks of clashes Russian troops were able to secure most of Stavky. There are a couple more houses on the outskirts they still need to capture, but surviving Ukrainian troops have been forced to withdraw to the trench networks further south.

Russian Forces Advance: 1.55 km²

Advance = 1.55km2

Following on from picture 3, over the past 3 days Russian assault groups pushed further into Ivanopillya, capturing the remainder of the small town. This now gives Russia another route into Kostyantynivka, so we might see the fighting for the city intensify in the coming weeks.

Russian Forces Advance: 5.91 km²

Upper Left Advance = 2.57km2, Left Advance = 3.34km2

Northeast of Pokrovsk, after another week of positional battles Russian troops have managed to capture and recapture some of the fields east of Shakhove, as well as establishing a foothold within the centre of the town. Ukraine is still contesting this settlement by sending small infantry groups down from Sofiivka to counterattack, so the fighting is ongoing.

Russian Forces Advance: 10.77 km²

Advance = 10.77km2

Following on from picture 15, the previously mentioned Russian assault groups quickly pushed into and cleared the mostly empty villages, capturing Nechaivka and Radisne. This puts Russia right up against the Haichur River and behind it the 2nd layer of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia defence line.

Now we will have to wait and see whether Russia tries to break through it now whilst Ukraine is still disorganised or capture the remaining villages and fields on their side of the river to improve their positions. I believe the latter is more likely as Russia does not want to overextend itself and recent Ukrainian reinforcements mean they will likely face more resistance.