RU POV: Russian and Ukrainian advances from Day 1408 to 1411 of the War - Suriyakmaps

Russian Forces Advance: 5.81 km²

Advance = 5.81km2

Starting today’s post on the Kostyantynivka front, from the end of December into early January Russia has been building up its presence north of the Kleban-Byk reservoir, taking over more of the forest area and adjacent treelines. Once they take over the remainder of the that forest and believe they have sufficient troops here, they will likely make an assault on Berestok which would pave the way for Russia to push into southern Kostyantynivka.

Russian Forces Advance: 2.73 km²

Advance = 2.73km2

Swinging up to the Sumy border area, Russia has maintained their (relatively small) attacks in this area, taking over more treelines and sections of the railway. Unlike some of their other border crossings, Russia are hanging around longer for this one, trying to force a Ukrainian redeployment. It’s highly unlikely they will push much further here given the low number of forces involved, but it is still annoying for Ukraine.

Russian Forces Advance: 3.33 km²

Top Right Advance = 0.92km2, Lower Left Advance = 2.41km2

Over on the northern front, to the east of Vovchansk, Russia is continuing to chip away at Vovchanski Khutory, taking over the warhouses and houses on the west side of the village. Fighting has now reached the centre of the village, where Russia is slowly moving forward.

To the southwest, after an extended period of clashes in the forest, Russian forces have made further advances, capturing another chunk of the area and reaching the outskirts of Hrafske.

Russian Forces Advance: 2.88 km²

Advance = 2.88km2

Moving to the Siversk front, Russian assault groups made another minor advance north of Riznykivka, taking over more of the fortifications on the small ridge that sits above the village. Whilst Russian progress within Riznykivka has been much slower, if they continue taking over the rest of the ridge then Ukraine will be unable to hold the village, as all routes in or out will be under Russian fire control.

Russian Forces

No Advance

Onto the Dobropillya front, over the past one Russia has stepped up its DRG operations, with small groups spreading out across a wide area to the north near Nove Shakhove, all the way down to the railway northwest of Rodynske. Russian DRGs have operated in this area on and off for a long time now, but Suriyak is now showing more of this on the map rather than just writing about it.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.60 km²

Advance = 0.60km2

Heading slightly south to the Pokrovsk front, a similar situation is occurring here, with Russian DRGs moving out into the fields west of the city and around the coking coal mine, as well as expanding their presence in Novopidhorodne to the west.

Speaking of the mine, following Ukraine’s counterattack back into the northern buildings towards the end of December, Russia has now been able to drive those forces out, resecuring the mine complex. Their control is still somewhat shaky, so Russia will need to secure the fields and treelines to the north to prevent another Ukrainian counterattack.

Russian Forces Advance: 1.22 km²

Advance = 1.22km2

Around Hulyaipole, Russia has starting expanding its operations into the adjacent treelines and fields, trying to secure forward positions for their upcoming pushes on some of the surrounding villages. There was also a minor Russian advance to the south, with some more of the treelines around Dorozhnyanka being secured.

As for the blue arrow, there was a video of a Ukrainian counterattack in Hulyaipole recently released, with the vehicle being disabled and the troops wiped out. The video wasn’t dated, so it’s hard to tell if it was recent or took place before Russia captured all of Hulyaipole.

Russian Forces Advance: 0.05 km²

Advance = 0.05km2

For the first time in a long time, we’re on the Kherson front, where smaller river crossings and skirmishes have been ongoing in the background for several years now. The Russian made a minor advance in Dachi, capturing a couple of buildings around the Antonovskiy Bridge ramp. The fighting here involves incredibly few troops and is quite low intensity, with both sides really only trying to harass the other and take up temporary positions, rather than proper clearing and control.

Russian Forces

No Advance

Back up to the Sumy border area, this time northwest of the Sumy front, where Russia attempted another border crossing. A small number of Russian troops tried to cross the border near Komarivka and Kharkivka, with the latter being pushed back.

This is part of the harassment and distractions Russia has been carrying out in Sumy, trying to probe Ukrainian defences for weaknesses and force them to keep moving their units around, stretching the frontline.

Russian Forces Advance: 5.37 km²

Top Left Advance = 0.40km2, Upper Left Advance = 1.79km2, Middle Advance = 1.86km2, Lower Advance = 0.63km2, Bottom Advance = 0.69km2

Down to the Lyman and Siversk fronts, to the northwest, Russia made a smaller advance in the forest northwest of Dibrova, whilst to the southeast they managed to secure more of the forest near Ozerne and capture a few more houses.

To the southeast, Russian forces made further advances north and south of Riznykivka, whilst also managing to capture a little more of the village itself.

Russian Forces Advance: 2.17 km²

Top Right Advance = 0.45km2, Upper Right Advance = 1.72km2

A little south on the same front, the Russian assault on Bondarne continues, with most of the village now under their control and the remainder in the greyzone. They also captured a small forest area to the south, as the front continues to move west towards Pryvillya.

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Russian Forces Advance: 6.20 km²

Advance = 6.20km2

Following on from picture 6, Russia yet again pushed out of Pokrovsk and into the fields to the north, recapturing the pig farms and surrounding fields for third or fourth time (I’ve lost count). They are still trying to move out further north and push the fighting away from the cities so can be set up as proper logistics hubs for Russian operations.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 2.28 km²

Advance = 2.28km2

Back to the Lyman front, as in some of the other maps, Suriyak has expanded the greyzone across this front due to increased Russian DRG activity in the forest to the northwest and in the fields northeast of Lyman. No confirmed advances from any of these, but Russia is trying to build pressure and probe for openings in the defence of several settlements.

To the south, a few days after Russia captured Dibrova, Ukraine launched a larger counter, quickly driving Russia back and retaking half the village before Russia could properly consolidate. Clashes are ongoing as Russian forces try to arrest control of Dibrova back from Ukraine before they can dig in again.

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Russian Forces Advance: 5.93 km²

Advance = 5.93km2

Back to the Dobropillya front, over the past week Russian forces have further built up their presence northwest of Shakhove and managed to capture most of the small forest areas around the quarries. Some soldiers have even pushed north of the quarries, which indicates Russia may be trying to reach Kucheriv Yar once again.

To the northeast, clashes have continue between the sides around Toretske and Sofiivka, with Ukraine trying to push back into the latter, whilst at the same time Russia tries to push into the former.

Ukrainian Forces Advance: 1.14 km²

Advance = 1.14km2

Following on from picture 12, Ukraine launched a fourth series of counterattacks into Rodynske, managing to retake a few blocks on the western side and some in the central area. Clashes are ongoing as Russia tries to drive these assault groups out and recapture Rodynske yet again.

These counterattacks into Rodynske are going to continue happening until Russia can force the frontline further into the fields to the west, as they can’t currently consolidate and build up their positions with the Ukrainians (and their drone teams) so close.

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