ISW: Ukraine’s Pokrovsk defense alters Russian plans to capture city
Russian forces face mounting personnel and equipment losses in their persistent attempt to capture Pokrovsk.
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Forbes: Predictable Russian tactics in Kursk salient play into Ukrainian defenses
Rigid Russian tactics in Kursk, based on faulty intel, see them repeatedly attack along predictable roads, sustaining heavy casualties from Ukrainian defenses.
Frontline report: elite Ukrainian brigades obliterate Russian marines and North Koreans in counteroffensive with tanks and anti-tank mines
Elite Ukrainian brigades decimated a joint Russian-North Korean assault force near Malaya Loknya, losing 15 armored vehicles and throwing North Korean soldiers into the meat grinder.
Russia deploys 50,000 troops in attempts to reclaim Kursk Oblast before Trump presidency
Suffering significant losses, the grouping conducts assaults every "10-15 minutes" using combined arms tactics to reclaim territory from Ukrainian forces before Trump's inauguration in January.
Frontline report: Edelweiss Brigade ambush decimates 75% of Russian assault near strategic Siversk hub
A meticulously planned defensive operation by Ukraine's 10th Mountain Assault Brigade demonstrated how modern military technology and tactical patience can neutralize even large-scale armored assaults, while preserving defender lives.
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: outnumbered Ukrainian brigade destroys 206 heavy Russian vehicles in critical Pokrovsk direction
The Russian 20th Motor Rifle Division is attempting to encircle Ukrainian defenders near Illinka, north from Vuhledar, utilizing 10,000 troops to pressure the significantly smaller Ukrainian brigade.
Syrskyi: Ukrainian Forces currently holding back one of Russia’s most powerful offensives since 2022
The Kurakhove direction has emerged as the primary hotspot of combat operations, with Ukrainian forces repelling 52 Russian attacks in a single day.
ISW: Russian forces deploy up to 600 troops weekly for infantry assaults in one direction
Putin acknowledged ongoing economic challenges during a government meeting but claimed Russia could sustain the longer war.
Forbes: Russian forces advance threatens key stronghold in Ukraine’s “fortress belt”
In Donetsk Oblast, Russian forces advance along railway toward Vyshneve, threatening to encircle Ukrainian Kara Dag Brigade defending Selydove near Pokrovsk.
Frontline report: Ukrainian marines survive heroic last stand during withdrawal from Kursk’s Lyubimovka
Russian pincer movements isolated Ukrainian bridgeheads near Olgovka and Lyubimovka, compelling Ukrainian units to withdraw to defensible positions.
Media: Russia sets new February deadline to expel Ukrainians from Kursk after October failure
The Kremlin has revised the timeline for its Kursk Oblast operation to 1 February 2025, deploying 40,000 troops and planning to establish a buffer zone within Ukrainian territory by 25 February.
Russians try to encircle Donetsk’s Selydove, targeting nearby Vyshneve with infantry and armor
They aim to expand fire control and disrupt Ukrainian logistics, avoiding direct urban combat, the Ukrainian military says.
Media: Russia retakes 100 km² in Kursk Oblast over a week
Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast, launched on 6 August, initially captured around 1,000 km² of territory.
Ukraine anticipates Russian breakthrough attempt near Zaporizhzhia’s Orikhiv and Robotyne
Russian troops prepare for a renewed offensive in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, focusing on Ukraine's bridgehead near Orikhiv and Robotyne, the Ukrainian military says.
British intel: Zaporizhzhia front faces increased pressure after Russia captures Vuhledar
British intelligence has pinpointed two likely objectives for Russia's next offensive after capturing Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast: Velyka Novosilka to the west and Bohoiavlenka to the north.
ISW: Russian offensive in Ukraine to culminate in coming months “if not weeks”
Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine produces gradual tactical gains but faces difficulties in achieving operationally significant objectives, ISW says.
Frontline report: Russian troops resume offensive near Bakhmut, but their advance halted
Russian forces are attempting to seize control of a coal mine complex north of Chasiv Yar, which sits at a higher elevation and would provide critical fire control over the entire area. Ukrainian defenders are racing to reinforce the site as Russians struggle to make headway.
Russian forces capture three villages in Donetsk region, Ukraine advances in Russia’s Kursk area — DeepState
Russians advanced by up to 1.5 km on a 4-km wide frontline section in the Pokrovsk direction.
ISW: Russian military lacks operational capacity to maintain renewed summer offensive in Ukraine
A new analysis suggests that Russia may be unable to mount a large-scale summer offensive in Ukraine due to resource constraints.