In just one day, the Russian air force, using drones, missile forces and artillery, hit the Ukrainians with personnel and equipment in 111 areas, and this is called a general offensive.
Many are wondering what happened to the infiltration of Ukrainian paratroopers on the left bank of the Dnieper, and their plans to break through the Russian front in the area, while the Russians are advancing in the northern sector with the result that the entire front line has already been "patched up".
Developments on the Eastern Front: Analysis by American Institute of War Studies
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In the ongoing conflict between Russian and Ukrainian forces, recent assessments by the American Institute of War Studies reveal the following key insights:
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Credible information from several sources reported that the Ukrainians failed to expand the bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnieper, in the area of the village of Krinki, which was erased from the map.
Fierce fighting continues near the village of Krinki on the left bank of the Dnieper River in the Russian region of Kherson.
This follows from reports from Russian and foreign war correspondents.
According to the allegations, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not in a position to increase the bridgehead for a further attack on the left bank of the Dnieper.
The Ukrainians have been able to gain a foothold in the forest zones near the village of Krinki, but clearly do not have enough forces to expand the controlled zone.
Soldiers of the 88th brigade of the Russian army killed Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters during the ongoing fighting on the Artemovsk side. Artillery of the "South" group struck enemy positions in the Spornoye region with heavy blows.
The Russian army is deploying all reinforcements and artillery fire to eliminate Ukrainian soldiers in Krinky.
In addition, Russian artillery is regularly shelling the right bank of the Dnieper River to prevent further transfer of reinforcements of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the Krinok region.
Efforts to transfer airborne Ukrainian Armed Forces teams to the left bank of the river continue, and Ukrainian paratroopers are being transported in small boats to replenish losses.
Ukrainian troops have spent all week trying to gain ground on the left bank of the Dnieper in the area from Poima to Krinok.
The aim of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was to cut the road to Kakhovka.
Russian troops have regrouped and are attacking Kupiansk from various directions, intending to liberate the city in the coming months.
This statement was made in a special video message by the press secretary of the command of the ground forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Vladimir Fityo.
According to him, in the direction of Kupiansk every day Russian units launch more than 10 attacks.
For the first time, the Russian army used RBK-500 cluster bombs against Ukrainian Armed Forces positions
In addition, dozens of Russian air strikes are carried out using FAB bombs and kamikaze drones.
The Ukrainian official is preparing the Ukrainian public for the inevitable surrender of Kupiansk, as the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defences cannot withstand it.
The Executive Director of the Institute for Peace and War (IWP) Anthony Borden notes that Kupiansk is not only strategically important at the intersection of several supply routes, but is an important military-political target.
Statement by the Russian Ministry of Defence
Kupiansk direction: we have significant losses in the 14th, 41st, 43rd, 44th Mechanized Infantry Brigades and the 25th Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (VSU) in the areas ( Petropavlina, Sunkivka, Ivaninka, Berestove and Stelemakivka in Lugansk Region (LNR).
Enemy casualties were reported: Over 70 fighters and 2 Ukrainian vehicles.
Heavy losses were suffered by the 117th Territorial Defense Brigade, the 67th Special Brigade and the 31st Ukrainian National Guard Brigade in areas around Yablovka in Donetsk.
Ukrainian units: the 112th, 114th and 241st Territorial Defence Brigades, as well as the 28th and 30th units in the regions of Andriivka, Vasyukivka, Razdolivka, Bodanivka, Artemivka, Krasnoe and Kurdiumivka suffered losses with enemy losses of over 240 fighters, a tank, BMP, 2 vehicles and an "MSTA-B" howitzer.
The units of the Russian Armed Forces Center Group neutralized more than 20 artillery crews of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Krasnaliman direction.
This was reported by the head of the Russian center formation group, Alexander Savchuk.
"During the battle against the artillery batteries, more than 20 Ukrainian artillery crews were neutralized along with the artillery pieces," Savchuk said.
He added that Russian bombers also hit two command and observation posts of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Sherebryanskoye forestry district.
Cluster bombs were used en masse in South Donetsk near the village of Staramayorskoe.
Russian units also destroyed fuel depots for Ukrainian aircraft in the Kirovograd region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
In just one day, the Russian air force, using drones, missile forces and artillery, struck enemy personnel and equipment in 111 areas.
