The Russian-Ukrainian War of 2022 (News and battle updates only)

Kursk - 22.02.2025
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"The situation in the Russian borderland as of 19:00 /Moscow time/ February 22, 2025

▪️In the Kursk region, Russian troops have stepped up efforts to expel the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the occupied territories of Russia.
▪️At the same time, information about the entry of the Russian Armed Forces across the state border into the Sumy region has become clear. Russian troops are advancing in the Zhuravka sector in small groups with the support of armored vehicles. According to our sources, the northern part of the village, where Russian troops entered, moving from a stronghold in the Nikolaevo-Darino area, is under relatively stable control. Now the assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces are fighting in the village itself, where the enemy is very actively counterattacking from Bilovody. Information about the entry of Russian troops to the latter has not yet been confirmed from the ground.
▪️ In the vicinity of Sverdlikovo, the Russian zone of control has also been expanded. However, despite the reports of Russian troops entering Novenke, fighting is still ongoing in Sverdlikovo itself, where Ukrainian troops occasionally drop into its southern and eastern outskirts in armored vehicles.
▪️ At the same time, to the west of Sverdlikovo, several forest belts on the northern side of the state border have also been taken under control, but the enemy still maintains a presence in positions to the south.
▪️ In addition, to the northeast of Sverdlikovo, Russian units have begun an offensive in the Lebedevka area, where they control both the northern part of the village and are advancing further. Heavy fighting is going in this area, as the enemy is trying to hold Lebedevka, preventing a breakthrough in the direction of Kazachya Loknya. Subsequently, this would allow to cut off an impressive group of enemy forces in Ivashkovskii, Cherkasskoe Porechnoe, as well as in the area of Malaya Loknya and Pogrebki - in the latter, the presence of the Russian Armed Forces remains only on the northern outskirts, where heavy fighting is underway; and it has not yet been possible to advance south.
▪️ Clashes also continue in Nikolskii, but neither side has yet managed to gain the upper hand and occupy the settlement in order to declare its full control.
▪️On the eastern flank in the Ulanok area, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine some time ago actively attacked and reoccupied Cherkasskaya Konopelka and Fanaseevka, Russian troops carried out a counterattack and driven the enemy out of the forest belts in the vicinity of Fanaseevka and Cherkasskaya Konopelka and liberated Cherkasskaya Konopelka itself.
▪️There is no information yet about what is happening north and northeast of Konopelka. Sources from the field cannot yet answer the question of whether someone controls the Lotos gas station, through which the enemy had previously moved, and if so, who controls it.
▪️ Meanwhile, heavy clashes continue in the Guevo area, where Russian units from Plekhovo, are trying to advance north of the Psel River. The enemy has pulled reinforcements into Guevo, including armored vehicles. So far, the Russian Armed Forces have been unable to advance, heavy fighting is underway."
 
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Vremivka - 24.02.2025
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"The situation in the Vremivka sector by the end of February 24, 2025

▪️ In the former Vremivka sector, Russian troops are demonstrating impressive, by local standards, progress - they have occupied vast territories in the fields between the settlements of Novoocheretuvate and Novosilka. It is characteristic that the enemy left at least some of the captured positions without a fight, and as a result, by February 20-21, Russian assault detachments had actually reached the approaches to Burlatskoe and Privolnoe.
▪️ According to sources on the ground, in the fields to the west of Novyi Komar and Novoocheretuvate, Russian troops managed to occupy several large strongholds, as well as capture the Krutoy Ravine by February 21. It is curious that this was achieved practically without losses in equipment which in today's realities, with the truly enormous intensity of the use of drones, is an unequivocal success.
▪️At the same time, to the west - in the area of Privolnoe and Burlatskoe - the advance was more difficult. The Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out numerous strikes with drones and artillery, but the enemy was unable to hold out for long there either, which was largely influenced by the loss of positions near Novoocheretuvate.
▪️ In addition, between Rivnopil and Novodarivka, some time ago, the Russian Armed Forces established control over forest belts in a small "pocket" between the settlements. At the same time, the enemy still maintains a presence in the immediate vicinity of these villages.
▪️ By now the scale of the advance may be even greater, since the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces continues. It is possible that soon there will be evidence of new successes of Russian troops in this direction."


Pokrovsk - 25.02.2025
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"The situation in the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad direction. February 24-25, 2025

▪️ Heavy fighting continues in the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad direction on the Kotlyne-Pischane line, where Russian troops have held on in both settlements and advanced in the Shevchenko area.
▪️ The Armed Forces of Ukraine have increased the frequency of drone strikes on Kotlyne, but despite this, Russian troops were able not only to repel attacks on the southeastern outskirts of the settlement, but also to regain control over the buildings and several forest belts to the east.
▪️ At the same time, heavy fighting continues in Pischane. Ukrainian troops are counterattacking from Zvirove, and most of the remaining residential buildings in Pischanoye remains the site of heavy battles between small groups. However, given the stable control of the Russian Armed Forces over the industrial zone, the enemy has not yet been able to recapture the settlement. And today there have been reports of the clearing of the settlement.
▪️ To the east, Russian troops managed to expand their zone of control in the Shevchenko area, where the enemy had lost one of the forest belts north of the village. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are building a defense against Russian attacks, using small groups and drones in this area. Holding on to the remains of the dismantled railway, where wide forest belts have been preserved, and in some places an embankment that is difficult for heavy equipment to overcome.
▪️ The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have pulled many units into Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, and the enemy sees the main task as preventing the agglomeration from being encircled, since a frontal Russian assault in the area is unlikely."
 
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Kursk - 25.02.2025
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"The situation in the Russian borderland. February 24-25, 2025

▪️ In the Kursk direction, active clashes will continue in several areas where Russian troops are advancing. According to incoming data, at least two settlements have been liberated, although there are also other successes.
▪️ On the Sverdlikovo-Zhuravka line, the Russian Armed Forces are gradually expanding the control zone in the forest belts in the direction of Novenke. Moreover, information is coming in about the expansion of the penetration into the Sumy region, but it has not yet been confirmed by objective footage.
▪️ Fighting continues in Lebedevka, northeast of Sverdlikovo, where Russian paratroopers are fighting their way within the boundaries of the settlement, breaking through to the eastern outskirts.
▪️ To the north, Russian troops from the 34th Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade liberated Pogrebki. Until recently, fighting was taking place in the north of the settlement near the church and neighboring Marevka, but today footage of the tricolor over the building of the village secondary school has appeared on the Internet.
▪️ Later, there were reports of the liberation of Orlovka - according to our sources, half of the settlement was recaptured from the enemy by mid-day. And a little later, there were reports of the beginning of the assault on Novaya Sorochina. However, there is no objective footage to support this yet.
However, given the problems of the enemy to the south, such a scenario is quite possible.
▪️At the moment, the main task of Russian troops is apparently to cut the highway leading to Sudzha from Yunakivka in the Sumy region.
If this happens, the logistics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the occupied part of the Kursk region will significantly worsen - the enemy will essentially be surrounded, and while it will be still possible to retreat through the forests, but it won't be possible to supply the group with everything necessary. At the same time, it is impossible to say that the enemy will leave the Kursk region without a fight."


Kursk - 26.02.2025
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"The situation in the Russian borderland as of 18:00 /Moscow time/ February 26, 2025

▪️ Russian troops are increasing their efforts to expel the enemy from the occupied territory of the Kursk region. Several settlements have been liberated, there are also significant advances in the forest belts.
▪️ In Lebedevka and the area to the north, the enemy was pushed back to the Malaya Loknya River, and fighting continues near the settlement of the same name. There remains a high density of enemy drones in the area, which causes obvious problems.
▪️ Some time ago, the assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces came close to Viktorovka and Nikolskii, but the most significant successes are observed to the north. Yesterday, footage appeared on the Internet with the flags of Russia and the 34th Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade over a school in Pogrebki, and there were reports of the liberation of Orlovka. Today, the Russian Ministry of Defense officially announced the liberation of these settlements. In addition, Marevka was also liberated, but this settlement is often considered part of Pogrebki. In addition, fighters of the 22nd Motor Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces attacked from the Olha Gully in the direction of Novaya Sorochina, and by midday they liberated half of the settlement. Today, the fighting continues.

▪️ To the east of the railway, there are battles in the vicinity of Kamyshevka, Naydenov and the Khitrovsky Yar Gully. Earlier, the enemy was driven out of several ravines here, but the difficult terrain and the lack of sources on the ground until recently did not allow us to clarify the line of contact.
▪️ In the Martynovka area, Russian troops are also making progress. The enemy was driven out of most of the Smerditsa Gully and adjacent ravines. And in the vicinity of Cherkasskaya Konopelka, several more forests and forest belts were cleared. At the same time, the Lotos gas station remains in the gray zone.
▪️ At the same time, fighting continues in the vicinity of Guevo and Kurilovka, but despite rumors of advances here, our sources report a difficult situation and a high frequency of Ukrainian counterattacks.
▪️Thus, the enemy is being pushed back in almost all areas, despite fierce resistance. It is clear to the naked eye that the pressure on the Yunakivka-Sudzha highway, on which the Armed Forces of Ukraine depend for supplies, has had an effect. Moreover, evacuation of enemy personnel is already being carried out from some settlements due to a lack of supplies. However, this does not mean that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will flee, dropping their equipment. It is impossible to claim that Russian fighters beat up the enemy in one fell swoop; the fighting is tough. And this is not a praise to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but only a statement of the daily feat of Russian servicemen."
 
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First contacts with US administration raise hopes — Putin​

MOSCOW, February 27. /TASS/.

The renewed contacts with the US administration raise hope, and there is a mutual desire to establish cooperation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

"We all see how rapidly the world is changing, the situation in the world. In this regard, I would like to note that the first contacts with the new US administration inspire certain hopes," Putin told a meeting of the Federal Security Service.

"There is a mutual dedication to work towards restoring interstate relations and gradually resolving the enormous volume of accumulated systemic and strategic problems in the global architecture."

He emphasized that "it was precisely these problems that provoked both the Ukrainian and other regional crises at the time."

Putin Says Talks With US "Inspire Certain Hopes" As 6+ Hour Istanbul Meeting Concludes​

TASS is confirming that Russian and US delegations have concluded their meeting after more than six hours of talks in Istanbul on Thursday, the second round of such in-person talks after last week's bilateral Riyadh meeting. Like the prior high-level dialogue, the Istanbul talks cut out Ukrainian and European representation.

These talks have been focused on restoring full staffing at the two sides' respective embassies and the improving of relations - with an eye toward preparations for achieving a lasting peace settlement in Ukraine.

Importantly, on the same day President Vladimir Putin spoke of positive developments on these fronts in a meeting of the Federal Security Service. "We all see how rapidly the world is changing, the situation in the world. In this regard, I would like to note that the first contacts with the new US administration inspire certain hopes," he said.

"There is a mutual dedication to work towards restoring interstate relations and gradually resolving the enormous volume of accumulated systemic and strategic problems in the global architecture."

He emphasized that "it was precisely these problems that provoked both the Ukrainian and other regional crises at the time," as cited in TASS.

However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov separately took the opportunity to reaffirm what will remain a key Russian sticking point in any negotiations - that the four annexed territories in the east are not up for discussion.

"The territories which have become subjects of the Russian Federation, which are inscribed in our country’s constitution, are an inseparable part of our country," Peskov told reporters.

This after Ukraine's President Zelensky recently tried to push the possibility of an "exchange" of territory with Moscow – Kursk for the four annexed regions. But Moscow has issued a firm no to this possibility.

Peskov additionally said that Moscow doesn't see any immediate breakthroughs happening in these ongoing talks with the Trump administration.

"No one expects easy or quick solutions – the problem is too complex and has been neglected for too long. However, if both countries maintain their political will and willingness to listen to each other, I believe we will be able to navigate this working process," he said.

"There is no need to jump ahead. Information on the outcome of the negotiations will be provided in due course," he added.

 

UK's Starmer Spars With Trump Over Security Guarantees For Ukraine​

President Donald Trump is meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Thursday, to discuss an agenda including Ukraine, defense pending and probable US-proposed tariffs.

Trump has previewed he'll likely be announcing a 25% tariff on goods from European Union countries, also amid ongoing US demands for NATO countries to rase defense spending to 5% of GDP.

The White House has been scene of a flurry of Ukraine-related diplomatic meetings this week. On Monday Trump hosted French President Emmanuel Macron, and things were deeply awkward.

Late last week Trump had declared that Starmer and Macron "haven't done anything" to end the war in Ukraine, in Friday remarks responding to pushback out of Europe over his peace plan.

Starmer and Trump are set to clash on the question of security guarantees for Ukraine, after Washington has issued a clear 'no' when it comes to the possibility of NATO membership.

"I’m not going to make security guarantees beyond very much. We’re going to have Europe do that … Europe is their next-door neighbor," Trump has stated.

As for the UK side and what the prime minister is expected to present in the Oval:

But on his plane, Starmer argued that a peace agreement would not be viable without such a US pledge. “I’m absolutely convinced that we need a lasting peace, not a ceasefire, and for that to happen we need security guarantees,” Starmer told reporters, according to Reuters.

Starmer is said to be looking for a US backstop:

Starmer also said he’d press the US president for another undertaking he’s so far been loath to give – a “backstop” for a “reassurance” force Britain and France have said they are ready to send to Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement. Europe’s militaries lack the logistical, intelligence and anti-aircraft missile assets needed to secure such a force on their own, without the US.

Starmer said en route to the US that “my concern is if there is a ceasefire without a backstop, it will simply give him (Putin) the opportunity to wait and to come again because his ambition in relation to Ukraine is pretty obvious, I think, for all to see.”

European leaders and officials have been complaining that Trump is too much in 'Putin's corner' - and mainstream media has amplified such bogus claims as well, as the White House pushes a final peace settlement - but without Europe or Ukrainian representation.

Starmer is expected to plead for Trump not to 'abandon' Ukraine, even though it's become clear to all that Ukraine cannot win this war, and will have to make serious concessions.
 
Lyman - 27.02.2025
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"The situation in the Lyman direction as of 12:00 /Moscow time/ February 27, 2025

▪️ Recently, the Lyman direction continues to see noticeable activity on the front. During the latest battles, Russian troops were able to penetrate the enemy's defenses on the western bank of the Zherebets River.
▪️On the northern flank, the most active battles are taking place in Kolesnykivka and Zagryzove. According to some reports, Russian troops have managed to advance in the latter area, although the information is extremely contradictory as the situation in the Zagryzove-Kolesnykivka-Berestove triangle remains difficult. According to sources on the ground, enemy drones are operating very intensively in this area.
▪️ To the south, the Russian Armed Forces have significantly expanded their control zone on the western bank of the Zherebets River. We previously reported on a potential successes of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kolodyazi area, and now this information has been confirmed: after several days of clashes, the assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces have taken about half of the fortified area between Nove and Kolodyazi.
▪️North of Ivanivka to Novolyubivka, several forest belts and a stronghold on the heights west of Novosadove were also captured. Fighting continues in Novolyubivka itself and its environs.
▪️ In addition, the Russian Armed Forces have made progress in the Yampolivka-Myrne area, where they managed to advance along both banks of the Zherebets - on the eastern bank, the forest of the Yampolivsky Reserve between the river and Yampolivka was captured, and on the western bank, they managed to advance from Ivanivka almost to Myrne, occupying a fortified area in the area of the now defunct settlement of Bilohorivka (not to be confused with the village of the same name in the Seversky direction) and a power substation. Heavy fighting continues to the east of Yampolivka.
▪️ If events in this area continue to develop in the same vein, the situation for the enemy in Zarichne and Torske will become noticeably more complicated, and it will be somewhat easier for Russian artillerymen and UAV operators to work on Lyman and Drobysheve. And this, in turn, will allow to put pressure from the north on Siversk, and in the long term even reach Slavyansk."
 
Kursk - 27.02.2025
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"The situation in the Russian borderland as of 20:00 /Moscow time/ February 27, 2025

▪️ Russian troops continue their efforts to liberate the Kursk region, and drive the enemy out of the occupied territories. Yesterday, there was information about the capture of the settlements of Pogrebki and Orlovka in the north of the Sudzha salient, and today, more positive news came: reports came in about the liberation of Nikolskii, while sources from the field confirmed the complete clearing of Novaya Sorochina, as well as successes in the Lebedevka area.
▪️ According to reports from the field, Russian troops were able to liberate Lebedevka itself. However, fierce battles are still ongoing in its vicinity, so it is too early to talk about confident control over the village. For the Armed Forces of Ukriane, the loss of this settlement will have grave consequences - this will mark the final fall of a series of strongholds along the Malaya Loknya River, protecting their entire left flank and the main supply artery Sudzha-Yunakivka, along which Russian drones are already regularly flying. As the Russian Armed Forces approach the main supply route, we should expect an increase in the frequency of enemy counterattacks.
▪️ To the north, the settlement of Nikolskii has come under the full control of Russian troops. There are also reports from the field about the liberation of Novaya Sorochina, where a cleanup is currently underway.
▪️ In addition, footage of an artillery strike on a bridge in the Gornal area across the Psel River has appeared online. This will temporarily complicate the supply of Ukrainian troops in Guevo, located upstream.
▪️ Judging by the observed activity in the Malaya Loknya River area, the Russian Armed Forces have moved to another stage of the counteroffensive in the Sudzha District. One of its goals is most likely to cut off the Sudzha-Yunakivka highway. The enemy will clearly make serious efforts to hold the key supply artery in the Sudzha area - its loss will mean the actual encirclement of the entire group in the occupied territory of the Kursk Region."
 
Toretsk - 28.02.2025
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"The situation in the Toretsk direction as of 17:00 /Moscow time/ February 28, 2025

▪️ More and more footage is coming from Toretsk showing Ukrainian troops in various parts of the city, both in the residential sector and in high-rise buildings. This footage often comes from the Russian side, showing artillery strikes on territories that seemed to have been previously liberated by the Russian Army. All this, for obvious reasons, raises questions about the statements about the complete liberation of the city, announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense on February 7, 2025.
▪️ By mid-January, Russian troops had already reached the outskirts of the settlement, but were far from being able to consolidate and hold on everywhere, since the enemy in Toretsk was extremely actively counterattacking from Shcherbynivka and from Ivanopillya and Dyliivka.
▪️ The situation is also aggravated by the fact that, according to our sources, the Armed Forces of Ukriane have an advantage in the so-called "small air", which obviously affects the supply and rotation of Russian units - it has been physically impossible to move around the city in vehicles for quite some time now. And small infantry groups of the Russian Armed Forces move exclusively on foot under the constant threat of strikes and grenade drops from Ukrainian drones.
▪️ In addition to all this, the enemy periodically jumps into the city through the outskirts on various armored fighting vehicles and sometimes even drives almost to the center of Toretsk - evidence of this has appeared more than once in recent weeks. It is worth noting that Ukrainian troops have been spotted in several central areas of the city at once. According to our sources, on average, only one out of five Ukrainian vehicles breaks through, but even one single armored fighting vehicle with enemy troops can make a stir.
▪️ The enemy's presence is observed from time to time in the vicinity of the dump of mine number 10, the Dzerzhinsky mine, in the block of multi-story buildings in the vicinity of the Toretskaya mine waste heap, as well as on several waste heaps on the outskirts of the settlement.
▪️ The enemy is also deploying Special Operations Forces in the area, which also affects the ability to clear the city. Russian troops are simply unable to accumulate a sufficient number of personnel in the city, consolidate and adequately supply them, and at the same time prevent enemy armored vehicles from entering the city.
▪️ However soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukriane cannot sit in one place for long. Recently, footage appeared on the Internet of a strike on a solitary building in the city center with several Krasnopol shells. Apparently, the building was taken over by one of these enemy sabotage groups operating in the city, consisting of 3 to 6 people, who from time to time unite for larger actions. As a result of the strike, the building was completely destroyed.
▪️ In summary, despite the statements about full control and liberation of Toretsk in early February, it is still a long way to go before it is completely cleared. The urban development is essentially one big "gray zone", where in some places the predominant control of Russian troops is maintained, and in other places there are zones of activity of enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups."
 
Major Russian offensive in progress on Kharkov oblast?

To bypass the highly fortified positions around Kupyansk, the Russian command ordered the 6th Combined Arms Army to flank the Ukrainian army through river crossing operations along the Oskol river. This could be the prelude of a much larger offensive against Kharkiv Oblast.

 
Pokrovsk - 06.03.2025
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"The situation in the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad direction as of 16:00 /Moscow time/ March 6, 2025

▪️ In the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad direction, the situation on the front line has remained relatively stable for the past few weeks. After a number of unsuccessful attempts by the enemy to recapture Pishchane and Kotlyne in February, the Armed Forces of Ukraine took a break, reducing the intensity of attacks. However, in recent days, an obvious trend towards intensification of hostilities has emerged again on both the eastern and western flanks of the Pokrovske-Myrnohrad direction.
▪️ In the Pishchane area, Ukrainian troops recently tried once again to gain a foothold in the village. This time, objective footage captured a battle in the residential sector, because the industrial zone of the mine was virtually destroyed by the fighting, during which enemy servicemen from the 425th separate regiment "Skala" surrendered.
▪️ A little to the east, the Armed Forces of Ukraine became active near Shevchenko. Earlier, a column of enemy armored vehicles was spotted there, advancing from Belhiika. Most of them were hit on the approaches to Shevchenko, but one still managed to reach the settlement and, probably, land troops. In the same place, an M2A2 Bradley IFV was recently hit.

▪️At the same time, in the Yelyzavetivka area, a Russian fiber optics drone attacked a BMP-1TS of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the eastern outskirts of the village. More than a month has passed since our last update from this settlement, and apparently, during this period, Ukrainian troops were able to drive Russian units out of the village.
▪️ Against the backdrop of obvious failures near Kursk, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has stepped up their efforts to achieve at least some visible successes near Pokrovsk, trying to demonstrate to their Western sponsors that the Kiev regime intends to continue fighting "to the last Ukrainian". However, the battles for Kotlyne and Pishchane have already proven that this in itself is a difficult task for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the cost of great losses, Ukrainian troops have achieved extremely limited results in several small sectors, which they have yet been unable to consolidate under constant attacks from Russian artillery and drones."
 
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Kursk - 08.03.2025
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"The situation in the Russian borderland as of 17:00 /Moscow time/ March 8, 2025

▪️ In the Kursk region, Russian troops continue to build on their successes, advancing on both flanks in the Sudzha district and expanding their zone of control in the Sumy region.
▪️ In the Sumy region, the Russian Armed Forces have almost completed the liberation of Novinke and are advancing in the direction of Basivka. With the capture of the latter, it will be even easier to fire on the Yunakivka-Sudzha highway - the main supply route for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the occupied territory.
▪️ During the latest clashes, Russian paratroopers finally drove the enemy out of Lebedevka, the outskirts of which the enemy had been "clinging" to for several weeks. Now the Russian Armed Forces have the opportunity to advance on Kazachya Loknya in the suburbs of Sudzha.
▪️ To the north, Viktorovka has been officially liberated. The fighting for the village began yesterday, so the entry of the fighters from the 22nd Motor Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces there is quite obvious.
▪️ Further north, the Russian Armed Forces advanced between Pogrebki and the Khitrovsky Yar Gully, pushing the enemy back to Loknya. According to some reports, fierce battles have already begun for the settlement.
▪️ To the east, the assault detachments from the 30th Motor Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces are advancing from Russkoe Porechnoe, where crimes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were recently documented, in the direction of Kositsa. At the same time Akhmat fighters have also improved their tactical position on the approaches to Martynovka.
▪️ At the same time significant success was achieved on the opposite flank, where the servicemen from the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade and related units are advancing in the Krinichny and Sokolny Yar tracts, as well as the Kholodny Yar Gully west of Kurilovka. In this area, an offensive is underway towards the state border in the Oleshnya farmstead - this will allow to take the Yunakivka-Sudzha highway under fire control from both sides. The fighting in this area began about a week ago, but the outlines of the breakthrough of the Russian Armed Forces have become known only today.
▪️ To a certain extent, the worsening of the Ukrainian position was influenced by the rotation, which was unsuccessful for the enemy: in particular, instead of the 95th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, members of less combat-ready Territorial Defense Brigades were brought to the occupied part of the Kursk region.
▪️ At the same time, it is very premature to talk about a complete cauldron: the supply route has not yet been cut off, and there is no evidence of encirclement of Ukrainian formations. And running ahead of the locomotive, as practice shows, does not lead to anything good."
 
Andriivka - 09.03.2025
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"The situation in the Andriivka direction as of 20:30 /Moscow time/ March 9, 2025

▪️While justice is being administered to the occupation group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region and village after village is being liberated, the Russian Armed Forces are also continuing their systematic work in the Andriivka direction.
▪️After taking most of Andriivka and the fortified area to the north, it became possible to liberate Kostyantynopil. In some places, in armored vehicles, and in some places by fording rivers and irrigation canals, the assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces advanced from the Ulakly side and, after about a week of fighting, completely captured Kostyantynopil. This was officially announced just today, and footage with flags appeared on the Internet.

In reality, the liberation of the village took place a couple of days earlier.
▪️The footage from the northwestern outskirts clearly shows why the neighboring settlements had to be taken in this order. Trying to storm Kostyantynopil before Andriivka, Russian fighters would have found themselves under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine from above.
▪️And now the road further west is open, especially since there are already signs of the Russian Armed Forces becoming more active to the south of Rozlyv, which means it is possible that the enemy has already lost several more positions, especially since according to the most optimistic, but so far unconfirmed reports, Russian troops are already almost on the outskirts of the settlement."
 
Kursk - 09.03.2025
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"The situation in the Russian borderland. March 8-9, 2025

▪️ In the Kursk direction, Russian troops continue to build on their success, advancing on both flanks in the Sudzha district and expanding their zone of control in the Sumy region. Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces liberated several settlements in the northern part of the Kursk salient. At the same time, they managed to significantly complicate the situation of the Ukrainian group in the Sudzha area.
▪️ In the Sumy region, Russian troops completely captured Novenke and are advancing in the direction of Basivka. With the capture of the latter, it will be even easier to fire on the Yunakivka-Sudzha highway - the main supply route for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the occupied territory.
▪️ During the clashes, Russian paratroopers from the 51st Airborne Regiment, with the support of units from the 137th Motor Rifle Regiment, finally drove the enemy out of Lebedevka, to the outskirts of which the enemy had been "clung" for several weeks. Now the Russian Armed Forces have the opportunity to attack Kazachya Loknya in the suburbs of Sudzha.
▪️ To the north, Viktorovka has been officially liberated. The fighting for the village began on March 7, so the entry of the fighters from the 22nd Motor Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces there is quite obvious.
▪️ Further north, the Russian Armed Forces advanced between Pogrebki and the Khitrovsky Yar Gully, pushing the enemy back to Malaya Loknya. On March 9, footage appeared online of a Russian soldier standing with a Russian flag on a local cell phone tower.
▪️ To the east, the assault detachments from the 30th Motor Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces, advancing from Russkoe Porechnoe, liberated Kositsa. Videos confirming the success in the Cherkasskoe Porechnoe area appeared on the Internet - Russian fighters with flags were filmed at the local Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. At the moment, the settlement has been completely cleared, and the Russian Armed Forces have launched an offensive on the village of Pravda, while the enemy tried to escape through the cemetery.
▪️ At the same time, Russian fighters passed through the forest in the direction of Kubatkin, where, in cooperation with the "underground landing force", they took control of the village.
▪️ Rumors about the use of a gas pipe by the assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces to covertly move to the rear of the enemy have been confirmed. Ukrainian resources published a video showing the shelling of the "pipe landing force" in the forest belt east of Kazachya Loknya.
Russian fighters covered a distance of approximately 12 kilometers inside the main pipeline, bypassing the positions and strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Judging by the incoming information, fighters who passed through the pipe rose to the surface in the forest belt near the railway and moved north, taking the aforementioned Kubatkin. Now, according to some reports, Russian stormtroopers began to advance to the south, where fighting began in the Sudzha industrial zone.
▪️ At the same time, Martynovka was taken under Russian control by the end of March 8, and the few surviving members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were blocked at the exit from the village. Also, according to preliminary reports, neighboring Mikhailovka was liberated, from where Russian troops advanced toward Myrne.
▪️ Significant successes are also achieved by the servicemen from the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade and related units, who advanced in the Krinichny and Sokolny Yar tracts, as well as the Kholodny Yar Gully west of Kurilovka. In this area, an offensive is underway towards the state border in the Oleshnya farmstead - this will allow the Yunakivka-Sudzha highway to be taken under fire control from both sides. The fighting in this area began about a week ago, but the outlines of the breakthrough of the Russian Armed Forces have become clear now.
▪️ The situation of the enemy group in the Kursk region continues to rapidly deteriorate. Constant pressure from Russian troops and the cutting of supply routes prevents the Armed Forces of Ukraine from maintaining the stability of the front."
 
Typical distraction op to change the narrative from the Kursk debacle, and predictably headlined on Daily Mail. Zelensky also gets to take out his Kursk defeat rage on Moscow civilians. Hundreds of drones were launched at Russia, many were shot down, but a lot got through. Some were allegedly packed with ball bearings to cause maximum casualties.

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