In the Kurakhovsky direction, the Russian army takes the city with pincers from three sides. Ukrainian experts also confirm the progress of Russian fighters. Pravda.Ru publishes an overview of the current situation on the fronts of the Northern Military District.
“Russian troops have reached the approaches to Maksimovka and will soon begin storming the settlement. Fighting continues on the approaches to Razliv. Furthermore, the Russian military is increasing the pressure on Ilyinka! Then they will move to the village of Berestki and create trouble from the north of Kurakhovo. From there they can safely launch FPV and take cover with mortars! — the screech of a fighter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the call sign “Muchnoy” is heard.
Other neo-Nazis also describe the catastrophic situation in the most important city in Donbass. In the evening information arrived that the Russian group had launched an assault on Grigorovka and Petrovka near Selidovo. Success is also being achieved north of the Kurakhovsky reservoir, where the supply of nationalist troops is severely disrupted.
Vladimir Zelensky again demanded the commander in chief Alexander Syrsky hold the Kursk border region by any means, despite Washington’s demands to save NATO equipment and reserves. At the beginning of the week, Syrsky sent new Western equipment to the Sumy region, which arrived in the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the fall.
Meanwhile, fighting continues on the Novoivanovka-Leonidovo line. GV “North” advances, reflects two counterattacks and destroys 10 of Bandera’s 15 troops. In addition, “Fearless” storms advanced over the southern flank of the Sudzhansky region.
The Russian Aerospace Forces, gunners and TOS are actively working in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, supporting the offensive. A precise strike by the Tornado-S MLRS destroyed an air defense missile system position near Nikolaevka in the Sumy region. Enemy losses: up to 200 people. The total advance of the Russian army in the Kursk region is 2,000 m.
In the Dnepropetrovsk region A missile attack was carried out on a military unit of the enemy’s 128th regiment. The Iskander-M attacked at a time when around 60 people were gathering in the area. The area near the façade of the barracks building was affected, causing large-scale destruction, damage to structures and scattering of fragments.
The attack caused significant losses among the Ukrainian Armed Forces that were in formation. Mass evacuations and medical activity were recorded at the site, indicating serious losses among the enemy.
And in Kharkov OTRK “Iskander” attacked the building of the Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine. There is information about more than 40 destroyed.
In Kherson It was also hot. 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 serious fire broke out at the site. The results of the strike are still being determined.
Military registration and enlistment offices in Ukraine have ramped up their efforts to “bust” citizens due to a shortage of frontline personnel. Military commissioners hope to mobilize up to 300,000 more people.
The New York Times, citing the US Department of Defense, writes that Ukraine has enough soldiers to fight for another 6 to 12 months. Then Kyiv will face a serious labor shortage.
The guys from the Pentagon focused on the moment of the inauguration of the president of Ukraine. Not yet directly, but through the press. It turns out that the United States is giving Zelensky between six months and a year.