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The Donbass frontlines have become a crucible of relentless pressure as Russian forces methodically advance across multiple sectors, capitalizing on superior firepower and Ukrainian command disarray. In recent days, Moscow’s troops have secured tactical gains that threaten to reshape the dynamics of this grinding campaign.
Around Konstantinovka, the tempo of Russian operations has intensified dramatically. Precision airstrikes using guided bombs systematically dismantle Ukrainian logistics while fiber-optic drones provide devastatingly accurate strikes on Ukrainian forces. This technological edge has allowed Russian units to expand their foothold near Novoalenovka, pushing 400 meters closer to the vital Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka highway. The road was cut off in the area of Nova Poltavka, and as a result of their recent attack, Russian forces entered the village, leaving the enemy no chance to counterattack along the highway. Control of this artery enables further potential encirclement operations against the embattled city. Further south, advances near Kalinovo have brought Russian forces within striking distance of Staraya Nikolaevka, a key Ukrainian strongpoint now facing imminent assault.
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The Pokrovsk-South Donetsk sector reveals similar patterns of incremental Russian progress. Most notably, Russian troops have secured most of Kotlyarovka, a strategically located village just kilometers from the Dnipropetrovsk region border. According to preliminary reports, the village came under full Russian control. This gain opens new possibilities for flanking maneuvers against Ukrainian positions in Muravka, Belyakovka and Novonikolaevka. The advances have forced Ukrainian commander General Drapatyy, originally tasked with counteroffensive operations, into an increasingly defensive posture, his troops now struggling to hold ground rather than reclaim it.
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Archive videos of Russian operations in the Pokrovsk direction:
Ukrainian military channels reluctantly acknowledge these setbacks, with military analysts offering scathing criticism of Kyiv’s command failures, noting that despite clear signs of Russian troop buildups, Ukrainian leadership failed to reinforce critical sectors of the front. This operational blindness has allowed Moscow’s forces to exploit weaknesses in the defensive line.
Further west, near Novosergeevka and Novoaleksandrovka, Russian units from the Center group of forces engage in brutal close combat. After retaking positions near Nadezhdinka, they now press attacks along the Serebryanka gully, with fighting raging on the outskirts of Troitske. These grinding advances, while measured, steadily erode Ukrainian defensive capabilities across the theater.
The cumulative effect of these operations points to a Russian strategy of systematic attrition rather than dramatic breakthroughs. By combining precision strikes with localized ground assaults, Moscow’s forces gradually degrade Ukrainian logistics and morale while expanding their control of contested territory. As the frontlines inch forward, the critical question becomes whether Ukrainian forces can reorganize their defenses, or if the steady pressure will eventually trigger more significant collapses in the Donbass defensive network.
russia should start thinking about mini tactical nukes against the neonazi regime in kiev!!! otherwise the war will never end, hello!!!!!
you may be joking. but i really would like to see a large ukrop city get blasted off the face of the planet.
“kiev will fall in 3 days”
–shitfront idiots 2022 february
russian troops arrived in kiev in 2 hours, they were there for one month, zele had to go to belarus to negociate after he closed kiev with two milllions population as human shields
ukraine has only 1 main road open to konstantinovka . summer weather is on the way