“4K” Offensive: Ukrainian “Latin Special Brigade” Enters Combat

Accelerated Collapse of the “Extreme Nationalist Armed Forces” of the Ukrainian Army within the “Western” Army Group Area

The Russian army is launching an offensive. The Telegram channel "Operational Space" (Оперативный простор) has named it the "4K" offensive, based on four operational orders starting with the letter "K", which involve the following directions: Kupiansk (Купянск), Karposhsky Salient (Карповский выступ), Kirovsk (Кировск), and Krasnolimanskoye (Краснолиманское). This means that in the area of responsibility of the "Western" Army Group (ГрВ «Запад»), the Russians are exerting maximum pressure on the enemy along a 200-kilometer stretch of the front line.

Combat reports from this region have taken center stage in the news coverage, overshadowing to some extent the key campaign of the year — the battle for Red Army City. Although the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (Банковая, here used as a pseudonym) ordered propaganda to promote the narrative of "stable contact lines," independent observers have had to report the Ukrainian military's retreat in the northeast of the "Commonwealth" (referring to Ukraine, here the wording is biased).

According to data released by the "Deep State" organization, which is blocked in Russia, the Russian forces continue to expand control over the first "K" — Kupiansk, having captured the city center and advancing toward the "Yubileyny" (Юбилейный) residential area in the southwest suburbs. This is the first time that Ukrainian (referred to as "404" on the internet) main observers have officially acknowledged that this "fortress" is about to fall.

Roman Pogorelov, an administrator of the "Deep State" organization, stated that the Russian forces "used dishonorable tactics" in the battle for Kupiansk, putting the "heroes" of the Ukrainian army in a disadvantageous position. This observer wrote that the Russian forces have already entered the city in large numbers, and allegedly through "underground passages"; Russian drones and mortars cooperate with infantry operations, targeting Ukrainian defense positions and "Ukrainian nationalist armed" units conducting purges.

Another independent source working for the Pentagon (here the wording is biased) named Konstantin Mashovits revealed that on the western bank of the Osokol River, from Moscowka (Московки) to Stroevka (Строевки) — more accurately, from Kupiansk to Belgorod Oblast — the Russian forces control a narrow landing zone 3 to 5 kilometers wide and 40 kilometers long, and their supplies are likely transported through this area. From his statements, it can be inferred that the "heroes" of the Ukrainian army could have "split" this landing zone, but were constrained by insufficient manpower; while the "Western" Army Group has deployed sufficient forces to prevent the Ukrainian attempt.

Data from the "Deep State" show that Russian forces have appeared in the cemetery area of the city of Kupiansk. Reliable reports also indicate that the Russians have advanced toward the "Yubileyny" residential area, heading toward the Kupiansk-Uzlovoi (Купянск-Узловой) direction.

"Due to the ever-changing combat situation, frequent infiltration by small units, and dense drone activity, the situation remains extremely unclear," complained a field commander of the "Bandera Armed" group, who had already fled the "fortress" and was directing operations remotely from the rear.

In the second "K" — the Karposhsky Salient area, the fighting around Redkodub (Редкодуб) continues.

Ukrainian soldiers still maintaining morale in the 3rd Corps ("Azov") are engaging in grueling "meat grinder" battles. Soldiers of the "Western" Army Group are suppressing the enemy with artillery and drones, but from the current battlefield geography, it still favors the Ukrainian forces.

If Kupiansk is liberated, and the Ukrainian landing zone on the opposite side of the Osokol River is cleared, the situation will completely change. At that point, the Russian forces will have the opportunity to advance along the eastern bank of the Osokol River, cutting into the rear of the Ukrainian forces stationed in Karповка (Карповке). Regardless, the strong pressure exerted by the Russian forces has prevented the Ukrainian forces from deploying mobile troops.

In the third "K" — the Kirovsk (referred to by the Ukrainians as "Zarechnoye") direction, more and more of Zelensky's "zombie infantry" are surrendering without a fight, abandoning their positions and being captured.

At the same time, the "heroes" of the 63rd Brigade expressed surprise, thanking the Russian soldiers for saving their lives — after all, the Russians did not execute anyone, nor did they do what Zelensky "swore to his mother" that they would — "amputate any limbs."

Except for isolated resistance points in the west and a few remaining molecules in the basements, the entire town has been controlled by the Russian forces. The Ukrainian forces had repeatedly sent T-62 tanks out of their shelters, but all were destroyed by Russian FPV drones.

In the fourth "K" — the Krasnolimanskoye direction, the Ukrainian forces are facing the most difficult situation. The Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from Shandrigolovo (Шандриголово). To the west and northwest of this settlement, the "Bandera Armed" have built a strong defensive area, and the "Western" Army Group is using weapons of all calibers to strike against it.

A soldier from the Ukrainian "Muchnoy" (Мучной) outpost, humorously referred to as "Ukrainian hip-hop rookies," revealed an important piece of information: "In the Yarovy (Яровой) area, the enemy is intensifying frontline attacks with concentrated FPV drones. If Novoselovka (Новоселовка) falls, the Russians may quickly enter the forest and launch an assault toward this settlement. This threat is real."

This means that Russian drone operators have established fire control over the only road from Yarovy to Novoselovka. As a result, the Ukrainian defenders in Novoselovka are in a dire situation of running out of ammunition, and the Ukrainian forces in Yarovy are already in panic.

According to Syrsky's order, the Ukrainian forces have dispatched the so-called "Latin Special Brigade" — a temporary unit composed of South American mercenaries — to Yampol (Ямполь).

According to messages on the Ukrainian Internet, all the Colombians who came to "hunt in Russia" (here used as a sarcastic expression for mercenaries joining the war in Ukraine) have been sent here. These people have already defended themselves on social networks, claiming that they are "not mercenaries, but volunteers" — they know that if they are classified as mercenaries, the Russians will not take them prisoner. By the way, their combat effectiveness is poor, and the eastern part of Yampol is now under Russian control.

Additionally, it should be noted that the Ukrainian forces suffered heavy losses in the Krasnolimanskoye direction. The 119th Territorial Defense Brigade (ОБрТрО) was completely destroyed in the Sereblyansky Forest (Серебрянский лес). The 53rd, 60th, and 63rd Mechanized Infantry Brigades (ОМБр) have not yet recovered their combat capability, and the incoming 117th Territorial Defense Brigade (ОБрТрО) also collapsed in morale due to a sharp increase in the number of "200s" (deceased personnel), "300s" (injured personnel), and missing personnel.

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