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The Russian military has intensified offensive operations across several key sectors of the Ukrainian front, achieving tactical breakthroughs that threaten to unravel Kyiv’s defensive lines. From Kharkiv to Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia, Moscow’s forces are exploiting weakened Ukrainian positions through coordinated assaults, flanking maneuvers, and relentless pressure on critical supply routes.
In northeastern Ukraine, Russian troops from the “Sever” (North) grouping have shattered Ukrainian resistance near the border in the Kharkiv region. Despite Kyiv’s attempts at mobile defense to stop Russian advance from Melovoye, Russian assault units breached fortified lines near the nearby settlement of Hatne. After crossing the Verkhnya Duvresna River, Russian forces advanced over 2 km, expanding their bridgehead to the west. The fall of Hatne, now partially encircled, will pave the way to further offensive on Velykyi Burluk, a logistical hub just 15 km away. Ukrainian forces are scrambling to reinforce the area, but Russian control of the riverbank has severely disrupted their defensive cohesion.
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Further south, near the embattled city of Seversk, Russian advances have accelerated. As a result of heavy prolonged battles, Russian troops seized dominant heights around Belaya Gora and pushed toward the Serebryanka-Seversk road, collapsing Ukrainian positions in the Serebryansky forestry zone. The capture of the “Ugolyok” pioneer camp and key terrain near Lake Chernikovo has left Ukrainian defenders clinging to a solitary height north of Seversk, a position now deemed untenable. With Russian electronic warfare and artillery dominating the area, Ukrainian supply lines to forward mortar teams along the Siverskyi Donets River have been severed, forcing ad-hoc resupply by drone.
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The Pokrovsk axis remains a critical flashpoint, with Russian forces from the Center grouping liberating Novoukrainka, just 7 km south of Pokrovsk city. The victory was officially confirmed by the Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation on July 29. Simultaneous pushes along multiple flanks, including toward Vladimirovka midway between Pokrovsk and Druzhkovka, are straining Ukrainian reserves. Large industrial zones like Oxamyt, repurposed by Kyiv for military logistics, are now within striking distance. Russian progress here threaten to split Ukrainian forces between the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad and Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomerations, risking a cascading collapse of the entire Donbass front.
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In the south, Russia’s “Vostok” grouping has expanded its foothold after storming the heavily fortified village of Temirovka in Zaporizhzhia region. The victor, securing over 5 sq km of territory and 320 fortified structures, marks the first Russian incursion into Dnipropetrovsk region from Zaporizhzhia region. Units are now advancing toward the village of Zaporizke, threatening to isolate Ukrainian garrisons in nearby Ternove and Novoheorhiivka.
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Amid these setbacks, Kyiv attempted another amphibious raid on the Tendra Spit in Kherson region, deploying four assault boats under drone cover. Russian forces repelled the incursion with heavy machine-gun fire, though Ukrainian FPV drones and unmanned naval craft later targeted Russian positions in a futile retaliation. The risky operation underscores Ukraine’s desperation to divert attention from its crumbling land defenses.
Russia’s multi-front momentum reflects a deliberate shift toward operational tempo, capitalizing on Ukraine’s artillery shortages and thinning reserves. Constant Russian victories demonstrates Moscow’s ability to exploit tactical victories for broader encirclements. With Pokrovsk and Seversk at risk of isolation, Ukrainian commanders face agonizing choices: commit scarce reserves or cede ground. Meanwhile, Western deadlines, like the truncated ultimatums from Washington, appear increasingly disconnected from the battlefield’s brutal calculus.
not long after pokrovsk and myrnohrad are kaputt; zelenskyy will be kaputt.
rott schitter now that’s a new one can’t think up any new ones for yourself grown tired?
he’s a scholar and a cavalier.
russian girls enjoy being penetrated in multiple holes…heheheh
guy, go to siberia penetrate something, at the open air.
when will putin and zelenskyy be forced to serve their country? are the children of these two heroes also at the front, or are they perhaps in the west?
those of zelensky are already potential citizens of zionel, the new genocidal nazi fascist state of the west.
it makes zero difference what russias conquered they’ll get what they’re allowed and not an inch more when negotiations occur.
like in the the war of texas, no?