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The main direction of the ongoing Russian advance can gain the joint name of the Dnepropetrovsk direction. The Russian army continues successful offensive operations approaching the border of the Dnepropetrovsk region from the south and east.
After their victory in Velikaya Novoselka, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation completed the mop up operations in the area and resumed attacks north and west of the strategically important stronghold. Over the past day alone, they expanded their zone of control to more than two kilometers deep in Ukrainian rear. The Russian Vostok (East) group of forces is currently preparing the bridgehead for further offensive on the southern frontlines. Russian reconnaissance is revealing Ukrainian positions in the field area, which are immediately pounded by Russian drone strikes, artillery fire etc.
After their victory in Kurakhovo, Russian forces are rapidly developing offensive to the west, approaching the main stage of assault on the Ukrainian stronghold in Konstantinopol and Andreevka, where battles are already ongoing.
Both Russian and Ukrainian military reporters confirm that Russian assault groups are already storming Ukrainian positions on the streets in the southern part of Konstantinopol. At the same time, Russian assault on Andreevka is ongoing both from the northern and eastern directions. Battles are ongoing in the center of the village.
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There are no doubts that the Russian army is set to encircle the remaining Ukrainian forces west of Kurakhovo. Battles in Konstantinopol force the Ukrainian military to retreat from positions in a cauldron. Despite Ukrainian attempts to resist, they cannot stop the advancing Russian troops. In recent days, Russian forces largely expanded their zone of control in Dachnoe. Northern, eastern and southern parts of the village came under Russian control. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are still present in the center and on its western outskirts.
Ukrainian positions keep deteriorating in the Pokrovsk direction. While capturing the large urban agglomeration of Pokrovsk and Mirnograd into a pincer grip, Russian forces launched offensive towards the Dnepropetrovsk region on a wide front south of Pokrovsk.
The recent Russian advances revealed a clear line of the new offensive towards the western border of the Donbass republics. The new front of Russian offensive of about 20 kilometers long lays along Udachnoe-Novoaleksandrovka-Nadezhdinka-Serebryanoe line. In some areas, the Russian army has only two kilometers left to approach the border of the Dnepropetrovsk region.
Most recently, Russian forces took control of Serebryanoe (Sribne in Ukrainian) located west of Yasenevoe. They are currently completing the mop up operation there, launching attacks on the village of Zaporozhie on its western outskirts.
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Amid heavy battles in Udachnoe, Russian forces are expanding their zone of control around the town. Battles approach the village of Novosergeevka, where the Ukrainian military will fight to secure its control of important supply routs in the region.
In general, the general large front of the further Russian offensive on the Dnepropetrovsk region along Velikaya Novoselka-Konstantinopol-Ispenovka line is clearly visible. The ability of the Russian army to create a joint front is a victory and a clear sign of critical weakness of Ukrainian defense in the Donbass.
those russkis are doing quite well, considering how they only have shovels to fight with and the economy is collapsing and putin is panicking and about to flee to north korea. strange how all those thousands of north korean troops have suddenly disappeared though..