In the Kurakhovsky direction, the Russian army is taking the city in a pincer grip from three sides. The advance of Russian fighters is also confirmed by Ukrainian experts. An overview of the current situation on the SMO fronts publishes Pravda.Ru .
"Russian troops have reached the approaches to Maksimovka and will soon begin to storm the settlement. Fighting continues on the approaches to the Spill. In addition, the Russian Army is increasing pressure on Ilyinka! Then they will move to the village of Berestki and create problems from the north of Kurakhovo. From there they can safely launch FPV and cover with mortars!" — the screeching of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militant with the call sign "Flour" is heard.
Other neo-Nazis also describe the catastrophic situation in the most important city in the Donbas. In the evening, information came that the Russian group had launched an assault on Grigorovka and Petrovka at Selidovo. Success is also developing north of the Kurakhovsky reservoir, where the supply of nationalist troops is severely disrupted.
Vladimir Zelensky again demanded that Commander-in-chief Alexander Syrsky hold the Kursk border area in any way, despite Washington's demands to save NATO equipment and reserve. At the beginning of the week, Syrsky threw a new Western equipment into Sumy region, which came to APU in the fall.
Meanwhile, fighting continues there on the Novoivanovka—Leonidovo line. GV "North" is moving forward, repelling two counterattacks, destroying 10 out of 15 Bandera. Also, the storms of the "Fearless" advanced on the southern flank of the Sudzhansky district.
The Russian Aerospace Forces, gunners and TOSs are actively working on the AFU, supporting the offensive. The precise strike of the Tornado-S MLRS destroyed the position of the SAM near Nikolaevka in the Sumy region. Enemy losses — up to 200 people. General advancement of the Russian Army in Kursk region — 2000 m.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a missile strike was launched against the military unit of the 128th enemy Brigade. "Iskander-M" struck at the moment when about 60 people were being built on the territory. The area near the facade of the barracks building was affected, large-scale destruction, damage to structures and the scattering of fragments.
The strike led to significant losses of manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which was under construction. Mass evacuation and medical activity were recorded on the spot, which indicates serious losses among the enemy.
And in Kharkov, the Iskander OTRK hit the building of the Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine. There is information about more than 40 destroyed.
It was also hot in Kherson. The rocket. Iskander missiles hit the temporary accommodation point of the 406th Separate Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, located on the territory of a machine-building plant. According to the information, after the arrival of the second Iskander, a severe fire broke out on the spot. The results of the strike are still being clarified.
Military enlistment offices in Ukraine have maximized the work on the "falsification" of citizens due to the shortage of personnel on the front line. The military commissars hope to mobilize up to 300 thousand more people.
The New York Times, citing the US Department of Defense, writes that Ukraine has enough soldiers to fight for another 6-12 months. Then Kiev will face a serious shortage of manpower.
The guys at the Pentagon turned on the timing of the office of the President of Ukraine. Not directly yet, but through the press. It turns out that the United States gives Zelensky six months or a year.