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The war in Ukraine has entered its new phase in the summer of 2025, with Russian forces intensifying offensives across multiple fronts, exploiting Ukraine’s dwindling manpower and weakening defensive lines. From the border skirmishes in Sumy and Kharkiv to the grinding battles for Pokrovsk and Konstantinovka, Moscow’s troops are methodically expanding their control, inching closer to a decisive breakthrough in Donbas.
Ukraine is scrambling to stabilize its collapsing defenses, constructing a new defense line in a desperate attempt to halt Russia’s momentum. But with critical logistics hubs under threat and key cities on the verge of encirclement, Kyiv faces an existential threat.
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In the Kursk direction, Russian forces continue to repel Ukrainian attempts to break through the border. Over the past day Ukrainian assault groups launched several vain attacks near Tyotkino and Ryzhivka, but were repelled with losses. Counterattacks by Russian motorized rifle units and airborne troops have pushed Ukrainian forces back, reclaiming some positions in border villages. Depleted Ukrainian forces, suffering heavy losses, have recently reduced the frequency of their assaults, with some units reportedly redeployed to other frontlines.
In the Sumy region, Russian troops are advancing deeper into Ukrainian territory. They are expanding their security zone around Varachino and Yunakovka, where fierce house-to-house fighting is ongoing. According to the lattest field reports, Russian forces have advanced in the latter. Despite fake Ukrainian victorious claims, Ukrainian counterattacks near Kondratovka and Andreevka have been repelled, further demoralizing Ukrainian brigades. Reports indicate growing discontent among nationalist battalions in the region, criticizing the command for ineffective deployments and demanding the redistribution of personnel to more ideologically motivated units like the notorious Aidar Nazi battalion.
Russian operations in the border areas:
In the Kharkiv direction, Russian offensive operations continue near Degtyarnoe and Velikiy Burluk, where Ukrainian forces have reportedly deployed barrier squads to prevent retreats of Ukrainian soldiers amid Russian grinding advance. Over the past day, Russian assault units have advanced over 600 meters in some areas, consolidating positions in urban and forested terrain in Vovchansk. Ukrainian attempts to reinforce their lines have been met with heavy artillery and drone strikes, further degrading their combat capabilities.
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After securing Kamenskoye, Russian forces are now assaulting Plavni, expanding their zone of control in the Zaporozhie region. On the Gulyaipole axis in the Zaporozhie region, the recent liberation of Malinovka marks another incremental gain, though Ukrainian resistance remains stubborn along the entire Zaporozhie front.
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The Konstantinovka sector remains critical as Russian forces edge closer to the Kleban-Byk reservoir, just 3 km south the city. Fighting continues near the recently liberated Petrovka and in Yablonovka, with Russian troops destroying Ukrainian strongholds one after another. Konstantinovka risks encirclement, with steady Russian advance and constant tactical victories on the northern, eastern and southern flanks, mirroring the strategic pattern seen in earlier Russian offensives on Ukrainian fortresses.
Russian victory in Petrovka:
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Meanwhile, the Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) direction has seen significant Russian gains. The liberation of Mayak and Nikolaevka has tightened the noose north of Ukrainian forces, with the large stronghold of Novoekonomichne now semi-encircled and almost destroyed. Russian troops are also pressuring Rodinskoye, threatening vital Ukrainian logistics. The upcoming assault on the village of Chervony Liman located on the outskirts of Rodinskoye, would further isolate Ukrainian units, making the defense of Pokrovsk increasingly untenable.
To the south, in the Dnepropetrovsk direction, Russian forces from the “Vostok” grouping have liberated Voskresenka, breaking through Ukrainian defensive lines west of the Mokrye Yaly River. This advance brings Russian troops to the administrative border of Dnepropetrovsk region in new direction, with reconnaissance elements already probing the border defense. The fall of Voskresenka also places Ukrainian supply routes near the town of Pokrovskoe (Dnepropetrovsk region) under threat, potentially disrupting Ukrainian reinforcements to the Donbass front.
Russian victory in Voskresenka:
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The ongoing operations around Pokrovsk and Konstantinovka are not merely tactical victories but part of a broader Russian strategy to collapse entire Ukraine’s defense in Donbass.
As a major rail and road hub, fall of Pokrovsk would sever Ukrainian supply lines running from Dnipro , forcing a retreat toward Dobropolye. The city of Konstantinovka is a linchpin of Ukrainian defenses west of Avdeevka. If Russian forces secure the Kleban-Byk reservoir, they could cut off Konstantinovka from the south while advancing from Chasov Yar in the north. A simultaneous push from Dyleevka would make the city indefensible.
The synchronization of these offensives on two cauldrons could trigger a cascading collapse across a 50-70 km front, forcing Ukraine to abandon its last fortified positions in central Donbass.
Russian strikes in the Pokrovsk direction:
Facing relentless pressure, Ukraine is hastily constructing a new defense line stretching from Sumy to Dnepropetrovsk, dubbed the “Syrsky Line” after Ukraine’s top general. This line relies on urgently reinforced fortifications, including anti-tank ditches, concrete bunkers, and urban strongpoints. Mass forced mobilization across the country and dreams about the renewed arms shipments from NATO to offset losses.
However, Russia’s momentum and superior firepower cast doubt on Ukraine’s ability to hold this line built up west of the Donbass. With Russian forces already breaching the Dnepropetrovsk border, the new defenses may prove as fragile as the last.
The summer of 2025 has seen Russian forces capitalize on Ukraine’s weakening defenses, particularly around Pokrovsk and Konstantinovka, where operational breakthroughs could soon become strategic victories. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s attempt to erect a new defensive line reflects a grim recognition of impending collapse, one that may only delay, not prevent, further Russian advances. The frontlines continue shifting westward, inching closer to a decisive Russian triumph in Donbass.
any non white (specially africans and asians) would be beaten to death by the white supremacists of the following organizations: ss aidar, ss kraken, wolfsangel (aka azov), waffen ss nachtigall (who were in kursk killing civilians), leibstandarte adolf hitler, right sektor – all of them hate africans and asians, and all of them are leading the ukrainian government and military. all of them funded by the us and eu tax payers
this is it! the f-35’s and the apaches and the five hundred abrams m1a2s have finally paid off, and the ukrainians are on the verge of successfully completing the ato! it was clear that the world needed to stand up to the russians, and that’s why the ukrainians were given the same kind of aid that goes to the jewish supremacist organized crime enclave in palestine. nothing but first-line, latest us model us weapons systems. because putin!
the nations that sponsored and propped up ukraine for decades to fight this proxy war against russia are fools .