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The Donbass frontlines continue to shift as Russian forces intensify pressure on a wide front along the Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka axis, employing a methodical strategy of logistical isolation rather than direct frontal assaults. Following the successful encirclement tactics seen in previous strategic battles for the cities, Russian troops are now applying similar pressure to Konstantinovka and Pokrovsk, systematically severing Ukrainian supply routes and weakening defensive cohesion.
The Novaya Poltavka Breakthrough: Severing the Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka Lifeline
The recent Russian victory in Novaya Poltavka marks a critical development in the ongoing offensive. Located between Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmiysk) and Konstantinovka, this settlement’s fall completely disrupts one of Ukraine’s key supply arteries. Russian forces, spearheaded by the 57th Motorized Rifle Regiment, secured the village after a multi-day push. First securing outlying positions near Shevchenko Pershe to the west on May 17th, they broke into the southern outskirts and raised the Russian flag in the center by May 18.
On May 19th, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation officially declared another important victory in the area. The village of Novoolenovka located northeast near the same strategic road came under the full Russian control. Last week, Russian flags were also raised in the village of Malinovka, located southwest on the same road. LINK
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With Novaya Poltavka, Novoolenovka and Malinovka under their full control, Russian troops are now rapidly advancing toward Poltavka and Popov Yar, threatening to cut the remaining paved road linking Pokrovsk to Druzhkovka and Kramatorsk. If this route is severed, Ukrainian forces will be forced to rely solely on secondary roads to the west through Dobropillia, further straining an already precarious logistical network.
The new Novoolenovsky flower is blooming, which means Russian advance is underway in several directions in the area of these settlements along the road between Pokrovsk and Konstantinovka. Earlier, a similar “flower” tactics effectively bloomed in the area of the strategically important logistics hub of Ocheretino, which allowed the liberation of vast territories of Donbass.
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Konstantinovka Direction: Tightening the Noose
To the north, Russian units from the South Group of Forces are making incremental gains around Konstantinovka, aiming to collapse Ukrainian defenses through flanking maneuvers rather than direct urban assaults.
On the western flank in the Konstantinovka direction, after Russian victory in Novoolenovka, fighting is now reaching Yablonevka, a critical node in Ukraine’s defensive line.
Battle for Alexandropol and recent Russian victory:
Key developments include Russian victory in the village of Romanovka. According to preliminary field reports, Russian forces took control of the village, cutting the hard-surface road supplying the large Ukrainian garrisons in Zarya, Ignatyevka, and Staraya Nikolaevka. The Ukrainian garrison is falling into another cauldron. Surrounded by Russian advance from Romanovka to the east and Alexandropol to the west, Ukrainian units risk to be fully encircled in the coming days. At the same time, they are grinded down iside. Russian assault groups are close to repel the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Staraya Nikolaevka, pushing toward Ignatyevka, further pressuring Ukrainian positions.
Ukrainian forces in the area are increasingly reliant on dirt roads under constant Russian drone and artillery surveillance, severely hampering resupply efforts. The gradual erosion of these positions suggests that the battle for Konstantinovka itself may begin sooner than anticipated, though major Ukrainian fortifications remain further west.
West of Konstantinovka, Ukrainian counterattacks do not stop Russian advance near Toretsk (Dzerzhynsk). The victory in Romanovka further destabilizes Ukrainian positions, setting the stage for a potential Russian breakthrough west of Toretsk. According to the latest reports from the battlefield, Russian troops have broken into Dylyeivka, a key settlement north of Toretsk, marking another step in Moscow’s push to collapse Ukraine’s defensive pocket. Assault units advanced along the railway line, seizing the southern part of the village, with Ukrainian sources confirming Russian troops have entrenched in built-up areas. Fighting is reportedly intensifying near the “Beryozka” children’s camp, where Russian forces are consolidating gains.
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Pokrovsk Direction: Expanding Flank Control
Russian progress east of Pokrovsk mirrors the successful envelopment strategy, while the rapid offensive continues on a wide front southwest of the city agglomeration. The Russian-controlled zone Kotlyarovka was expanded by 8 square kilometers in recent days. This creates a growing “fire bag” for Ukrainian troops near Novonikolayevka, where isolated units risk encirclement. The Russian army is destroying the last Ukrainian strongholds near the administrative border of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Ukrainian losses (18+):
The Russian offensive in the Donbass remains characterized by patient, logistics-focused attrition rather than dramatic breakthroughs. By methodically degrading Ukrainian supply routes near Pokrovsk and Konstantinovka Moscow is replicating a formula that avoids costly urban combat until defenses are sufficiently weakened.
For Ukraine, the loss of Novaya Poltavka, Novoolenovka, Romanovka and the looming threat to Pokrovsk’s supply lines pose a significant challenge. With Russian forces now within striking distance of Druzhkovka’s road network and tightening their grip on Konstantinovka’s flanks, Ukrainian commanders face difficult choices: force the doomed units to resist to the last soldier or prepare for a controlled withdrawal to more defensible positions. Either way, the initiative currently lies with Moscow.
another “ukrainian collapse”…heheheh…you dumb russian-orc bastads…
get your sorry arse onto the front line prick.
the front line for his idiot meds is about the only front line the gimp will ever dare.
please write some verified relevant facts and not just personal attacks that don’t move the discussion forward!
please change your shitstained panties!
heeehehhehhehhe
filthy sphincter mouth gotta squirt.
and this is exactly the kind of jew im warning about hand rubbing as russian and ukranian fellow european brothers are fighting eachother. its time we all wake up and fight the real scumbags the jews tougheter and end the artificial divide and conflict they have created between us. they want to destroy us by tricking us in conflicts between eachother we need bring the fight to the jews instead. and do to israel what it deserves for its crimes.
kak mouthed idiot
we will call it an ukrainian victory then if that makes you happy🤡1.000.000+ afu cannon fodder resting in their graves🥶
russian energy sector has grim future. revenues shrinking. bad news to putin jugend.
moron inferior americunt jealous—your fake news has been lying for at least 2 centuries yet in past 2 years russia economy has surpassed both japan and germany
you are obviously at the bottom of your pay scale dont ask your supervisor for a raise -you wont get it and if you are applauding the first poster then that makes you on an intellectual level equal to him. russian energy is now being diverted to the east -pipelines built and working .
another nut job that doesn’t get it. what will urupp do without energy. they will all go crawling back to mother russia for forgiveness and pay for damages after the collapse of the evil eussr and the destruction of the anglozionazi empire of shit.
kenny has been flipping burgers in nebraska for 54 years—he is expert at senile ugly obese usa female/transgenders
butthurt zionazi maggot squeals in pain. karma is beautiful unless you are a squashed maggot.
psycho babbling gimp nears end stage before it tops itself.
in hell and your demented pointed idiot skull obviously
zelensky has no cards
no cards = no ceasefire .
i think the ceasefire will come very soon but he first has to loose some territory for it to happen wef controlled european leaders are sabotaging trump and putins efforts to reach a settlement. they are stalling it by propping up zelensky with bilioms. it is mainly the uk who seems to have an interest in keeping zelensky seated and it dragging on. remember how boris johnson and joe biden sabotaged the previous settlement and peaceplan both zelensky and putin agreed to sign.
zelensky most likely has to loose some strategic locations and natural resources and mineral deposits for the uk to loose interest into backing him no matter what. if there is less spoils for them to exploit they will eventually give up. the uk still has too much influence dictating other shabbos goy wef controlled leaders as ursula von der leyen. despite a large part of germany voted afd and for an end to the conflict.
i tell you if there is a real breakthrough in the don bass and russian army smashes lines and the ukranian defenses are collapsing like a house of cards and larger gains are made he will agree to a ceasefire and settlement.
and does the economy ? a package of butter still cost 25 euros?or russians instead of buying lada are buying mercedes ?
why inferior dumb okie peasant so desperate envious—superior russian defeat all nato
lol and than you su ck vladolf ?
is gay illiterate moron upset?
now the paid posters cant hide russias victory over zelensky they have been told to change tack and criticise russia economy -its the usa that is 10,s of trillions of $$$$$$$$$$ in debt and its own economists say the “bubble is about to burst “.
cost of a packet of best quality, premium butter in moscow: 240 rubles. 240 rubles = $3, or 2.65 euros. more common grades about $2. looks like you’ve been chowing down on some pretty fancy butter, pal. or maybe your shopkeeper was rubbing his hands together when a sucker walked in. i’ve got a really nice bridge to sell you. and i’ll throw in the eifel tower for free. i’ll help you out and sell you as much butter as you want for only 20 euros a packet. as w,c. fields said,
“it’s morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money.”
konstantinovka has only one major supply road left . many russian drones and will pay attention to any supply lines . cauldrons replace blooms .
it is over for the defenders of konstantinovka, just look at the map. hopefully they surrender in time🫶
rooskies are unable to take pokrovsk. what’s the matter with pootin’s army?
americunt unable to take gay bar in kabul—-you dumb hillbillies an ugly crime ridden dystopia—-spend 1 trillion $ annually on military humiliated bytaliban and houthis
armchair moron…..they are not going to storm the town. it will be taken with cauldron
what is wrong with your lgbt talibanned army?
we like collapse in gay bars cuz taliban sodomy
in 30 years they will reached a grest economy and schools with sewards and drinking water
2021 perls—-russian children rank #1, northern irish #6, americunt #49—reported by bbc
lol russia is the country with more sheeps well behave
israel is the most vaxxed country on earth and most inbred. i think we have a correlation
dumb insect hillbilly illiterate pathetic
russian army advancing 2 inches and loosing 1000 men daily. is this what you russophiles are calling as “military success”? c’mon lads, the world is laughing at you. 😄
envious loser dumb swede lick too many americunt gonads
maybe that’s why chumpo and western muppets like macron and starmer are begging vlad for a ceasefire. like hitler staggering out of his bunker in 1945 and demanding a 30 day ceasefire.
the entire planet thanks mother russia and her gallant sons for destroying the sickness of anglozionazi fa$cism once more. this time please ensure that the natostan abomination is yanked out by its filthy roots. pun intended. onward to berlin and the cess pool in brussels if that’s what it takes. z and more z and then some more pleez!