RU POV: Russian and Ukrainian advances from Day 1462 to 1467 of the War - Suriyakmaps

Kicking today off on the northern front, over the past two weeks Russia gradually cleared out the southern half of Hrafske, leading to the capture of the village. Simultaneously other groups from Symynivka (east) cleared out the forest area between the two villages, straightening the front. There were some Ukrainian counterattacks during this time period, resulting in some back and forth, but they eventually forced them back south.

Russian troops will almost certainly stay within the forest near the Siverskyi Donets River and will now move south towards Verkhnya Pysarivka and Losivka (both just off the bottom of the map).

Down on the Lyman front, Russian assault groups are trying to push further into the forest south of Lyman, in an attempt to reach the villages of Staryi Karavan and Brusivka.

Moving to the Kostyantynivka front, Russian troops gradually took over most of the outer buildings on the southern side of the city, as well as a couple of streets next to the railway line. They are trying to take over the southern quarter of Kostyantynivka to make it easier to bring troops in and start setting up forward positions for assaults deeper into the city.

Onto the Pokrovsk front, a few Russian infantry made a minor advance along the Dnipro-Donetsk Border, taking over another treeline and a couple of houses in Novopidhorodne. There is still minimal activity here, with Russian units here focused on the area north of Pokrovsk.

Heading to the Hulyaipole front, Russian assault groups continued their counterattacks west of the Haichur River, managing to recapture the remainder of Kosivtseve and re-enter Ternuvate (no control yet).

Swinging back up to the northern front, this time on the western portion, after some smaller clashes Russia was able to capture the village of Neskuchne. Same as with Zelene to the north, this is a border settlement and was not particularly well defended. We will have to watch and see if this Russian unit tries to push further into Kharkiv or just continues its harassment next to the border.

Back to the Lyman front, on the northwest side, Russian assault groups have continued attacking into Drobysheve, capturing most of the northern and many of the central streets (ignore video title), as well as part of the adjacent forest area. Heavy clashes are ongoing, as Ukraine has to push them out or the northern flank of Lyman will be opened.

To the southeast, the Russian soldiers that captured Stavky have been trying to work their way along the gulley to the north side of Lyman, whilst Ukraine simultaneously tries to re-enter Stavky.

Onto the Siversk front, Russian forces have pushed further out from Ozerne (above the S) and Riznykvka, expanding the greyzone.

Further south on the same front, Russian troops Nykyforivka and began the assault on Fedorivka Druha (as I mentioned last post). Most of the small village has already moved into the greyzone, but Ukraine maintains some positions in the southern warehouses and in Dibrova.

A little to the south, Russia has also forced Ukraine out of Holubivka and are working on capturing it and the surrounding area now.

Following on from picture 3, Russian forces captured some treelines west of Stupochky, aiming to move north and hit Ukrainian positions around Chasiv Yar.

Back to the Pokrovsk front, over the past week, amidst intense shelling, Russia has been ramping up its DRG movements across the area, quickly expanding the greyzone. There is a lot of back and forth here, as there has been for months, as both Russian and Ukrainian troops try move along these treelines north of Pokrovsk and east of Dobropillya to try attack the other’s villages.

There was also a minor Russian advance in Hryshyne (a few ruined houses), as they try to push deeper into the town.

Heading to the Pokrovske front, over the past week Ukraine managed to make a little more progress during their counteroffensive, beginning to push out from Oleksandrohad on the northwest side, whilst their assault groups managed to drive the Russians out of Ternove in the centre. Heavy clashes continue in Berestove (below the u) and Berezove (below the K) as Ukraine tries to break further into Russian lines. They are still launching mechanised and motorised attacks (video 1, video 2, video 3, video 4), but the pace has slowed down significantly compared to early February, with a lot of the activity now being small Ukrainian groups on foot (video 1, video 2).

There was also a small Russian advance on the southwest side, as they begin to move back into the fortifications west of Radisne.

Following on from picture 5, Russian forces were able to make key advances in several areas. Starting with the north side, Russian assault groups moving back into Ternuvate, recapturing the southern houses and re-establishing the foothold they held back at the beginning of February before the Ukrainian counteroffensive. Clashes are ongoing here as Russia tries to push further in, but has not made additional progress so far.

At the same time other Russian assault groups headed west where they managed to capture Prydorozhnje (undefended). Having met no resistance, they then continued on west and pushed into Rizdvyanka, where they managed to entrench in the eastern third of the small town. I disagree with Suriyak’s mapping here a bit, as I do not think they control it quite yet, but it is still quite concerning for Ukraine to have failed to protect the locality. The core problem now is that Russia taking Rizdvyanka (which could happen over the next week) would put a significant amount of pressure on Ukrainian units holding the fortified strongholds of Vozdvyzhivka and Verkhnya Tersa (below the r), as their supplies will be restricted and they could be attacked from behind. For Russia they need to capture Ternuvate and expand their push, otherwise they could be driven out of this area once again.

A little to the south, other Russian troops recaptured Pryluky and the trench systems next to the village, aiming to resecure the west side of the Haichur River.

To the southwest, Russian assault groups captured the village of Hirke and several nearby fields after over a week of fighting. They are now trying to consolidate and push out west to gradually envelop Verkhnya Tersa (north of this advance).

Finally to the southeast, Russian forces cleared the last treelines east of the railway near Hulyaipole and have captured more on the other side as well. Hulyaipole is now transitioning from a frontline town to a supply hub/forward base as Ukrainian assault groups and drone operators as pushed further and further away. It still won’t fully become one for a while however.

Over to the Zaporizhia front, on the northwest side, Russian troops counterattacked and managed to push back into northern Prymorske following the Ukrainian assaults a few weeks ago. I have to admit that the battle for this town has been quite bizarre, with Ukraine previously pulling most of its forces out after they lost half the settlement, only to launch assaults weeks later to try recapture the areas they just gave up, leading to now where they are being driven out again.

To the southeast, Russia resecured northern Mali Shcherbaky following its long period of greyzone after the Ukrainian assault attempts month prior. They also pushed into the treelines to the north and are trying to link up with Pavlivka (between k and m) to cut the Ukrainian push towards Stepnohirsk.