ISW: Recent Vuhledar capture enables Russian tactical gains in Donetsk Oblast
Russian forces have made steady progress in western Donetsk but are unlikely to conduct rapid maneuvers to encircle Ukrainian forces, per ISW.
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ISW: Significant Russian gains come with unsustainable costs, irreparable losses
Russian forces claim 1500 sq km advance, as they suffer the highest losses of the war: 1,345 daily casualties, 200 tanks, 650 armored vehicles through October.
Russian troops escalate flanking assaults on Kurakhove, targeting key routes
Russian troops advance on Kurakhove, attempting to encircle Ukrainian forces.
Russia claims street battles in crucial Ukrainian logistics center Kurakhove, pushes eastern offensive
Russian forces are executing a coordinated attack on Kurakhove from multiple directions, threatening a key Ukrainian military supply route and one of the Donetsk Oblast’s primary power generation facilities. Kurakhove also serves as a gateway to the strategic city of Pokrovsk.
Russians launch three-way pincer to encircle Ukraine’s key hub Kurakhove
Moscow's forces are advancing on Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast from three directions: south from captured Selydove, north from Bohoiavlenka, and along the eastern axis.
Frontline report: Ukrainian drones down rare Russian Terminator near Kurakhove as Leopards smash trenches
Russian forces concentrate a five-pronged offensive around the vital N15 highway, as Ukrainian 33rd and 79th Brigades race to prevent encirclement with potential for later push on Pokrovsk.
Risk of encirclement looms for Ukrainian forces as Russian troops push toward Kurakhove-Zaporizhzhia highway
Ukrainian forces defending Kurakhove may face a dire threat of encirclement as Russian troops advance toward the Kurakhove-Zaporizhzhia highway, warned military analyst Denys Popovych. This strategic route is essential for logistics, and its capture could force the Ukrainian military to withdraw.
ISW: Russian advances recorded near Kupiansk, Svatove, Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, and Vuhledar
Russian forces made incremental gains in eastern Ukraine, while largely unsuccessful assaults continued across all sectors.
Forbes: Ukraine’s Kursk maneuver sparks strategic debate amid eastern front battles
As Ukrainian forces breach Russian defenses in Kursk Oblast, questions arise over the tactical purpose of this operation, given the critical fighting in Donetsk Oblast where Ukrainian defenses are severely pressured. Forbes reports that some Ukrainian military figures believe resources, including Bradleys and Abrams tanks, should be concentrated on the eastern front, not in Kursk Oblast.
ISW: Russia forces wounded troops back into combat
Russian milbloggers claim wounded troops are redeployed to Ukraine’s frontlines, facing forced combat, detention, and inadequate medical care.
Ukrainian paratroopers destroy rare Russian “Terminator” vehicle in major assault near Kurakhove
In a high-stakes engagement, Ukraine’s 79th Brigade destroyed multiple Russian armored units, including a BMPT “Terminator,” thwarting Russian efforts to secure critical routes in the Donetsk Oblast.
DeepState: Russia occupies Novosadove in Donetsk, advances near Selydove and Kurakhove
Russian forces occupied Novosadove village in Donetsk Oblast, located on the border with Luhansk Oblast, the DeepState analytical…
ISW: Russians capture three villages near Kurakhove, advance in Selydove; Ukrainians gain ground in Kursk Oblast
Russian forces conducted successful mechanized assaults near Kurakhove.
ISW: Russian forces push toward Donetsk Oblast’s Vuhledar, Kurakhove to tie up Ukrainian reinforcements for Pokrovsk
Russian forces intensify operations near Vuhledar and along southern Pokrovsk salient, aiming to capture Kurakhove and Vuhledar to pressure Ukrainian defenses in western Donetsk Oblast and pin down reinforcements for Pokrovsk in the Vuhledar sector, ISW says.
Frontline report: Russians make significant advances toward Pokrovsk amid heavy fighting
Russians advance on Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, overwhelming Ukrainian defenses with massive troop concentrations. High Russian casualties reported in intense assaults. Ukrainian forces face critical situation due to being vastly outnumbered and experiencing command structure issues.
Ukrainian paratroopers repel massive Russian assault near Kurakhove
Ukrainian paratroopers claim to have destroyed 20 Russian armored vehicles and killed dozens of soldiers in a large-scale assault near Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast.
Frontline report: Elite Ukrainian brigade repels massive Russian armored assault
A reinforced Russian battalion seized group of nearly 70 vehicles, including 11 tanks and 46 armored fighting vehicles, was repelled by Ukrainian forces near Kostyantynivka.
Frontline report: Russia shifts focus in Kurakhove offensive, targets key supply route
Geolocated footage shows a Ukrainian HIMARS strike using cluster munitions to separately target and destroy components of a Russian S-300V air defense system.
Frontline report: Russian forces launch massive three-pronged assault near Novomykhailivka
A locally developed Ukrainian Shark drone operating at its 80km range limit spotted and helped destroy two Russian TOR-M1 air defense systems.
Battles ongoing: Ukrainian soldiers struck 18 Russian positions, two anti-aircraft missile systems, and one radar station as of 18 May
Combat engagements continue across the front line, with Ukrainian Defense Forces actively responding to Russian attempts to improve their tactical positions.