Russian soldiers

On the Ukrainian battlefield, Russian forces eliminated 1,440 Ukrainian troops in one day, with the Central Group eliminating 520, destroying 1 German-made "Leopard" tank, 1 armored vehicle, 6 cars, and 1 artillery piece; the Western Group eliminated 230, destroying 2 armored vehicles, 25 cars, 1 "Grad" rocket launcher, 3 artillery pieces, 4 electronic warfare stations, and 6 ammunition depots; the Southern Group eliminated over 200, destroying 1 US-made Humvee, 6 cars, 1 artillery piece, 2 electronic warfare stations, and 1 ammunition depot.

The Eastern Group eliminated 265, destroying 2 armored vehicles, 9 cars, and 1 electronic warfare station; the Northern Group eliminated 175 in Sumy and Kharkiv, destroying 1 tank, 2 armored vehicles, 11 cars, 1 US-made M777 howitzer, as well as 2 electronic warfare stations and 1 ammunition depot; the Dnipro Group eliminated 50 in Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, destroying 1 armored personnel carrier, 10 cars, 3 electronic warfare stations, and 1 ammunition depot.

According to the data, the Central Group has achieved the most significant results, ranking first almost every day. The Central Group mainly launched attacks in Krasnyi Luch, Dmytrivka, and surrounding areas. To strengthen the offensive, Russia deployed five of six naval infantry brigades to this direction, leaving only the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade in Sumy. Despite this, Russia still maintains offensive capability in Sumy, as evidenced by the successful control of Yunakovka. With increased forces, the combat capability of the Central Group in the Krasnyi Luch direction has significantly improved, making it a key area for fighting between the two sides.

The Western Group has made breakthroughs in the attack on Kupiansk, controlling half of the city center and cutting off highway 279 and highway 207. This not only weakened the mobility of Ukrainian forces within the city but also blocked the supply of troops east of the Oster River and made their retreat difficult. Kupiansk had a population of more than 26,000 before the conflict, making it the second-largest transportation hub in the Kharkiv region, located just 40 kilometers from the Russian border and 124 kilometers from Kharkiv City, with an extremely important geographical position. If the Ukrainians can hold on, they can protect Kharkiv and threaten the Russian mainland, while if the Russians control it, they can significantly improve supplies and directly connect with the Lugansk battlefield.

Ukrainian army

In the early stages of the conflict, the Russians occupied Kupiansk, but lost it during the Ukrainian counter-offensive in September 2022. Since the second half of 2023, the Russians have been continuously attacking, and after two years of efforts, they are about to regain control of the city. If successful, Kupiansk will become the first city with more than 10,000 residents that the Russians have recaptured since the beginning of this year.

In the forest belt north of Siversk, the Russians are conducting the final attack, with only about 4 square kilometers remaining under Ukrainian control in the Luhansk region. If captured, Luhansk will become the first of the four eastern Ukrainian regions fully controlled by the Russians. Previously, Russia announced full control of the Luhansk region, but in reality, it only occupied all settlements.

North of Kremennaya, the Russians have brought the western suburbs of the Svitlyhrodiv settlement under fire control and compressed the Ukrainian forces into the Nitrivske River area, gradually forming an encirclement. Experts say that the Russians have also advanced in the southeast, forcing the Ukrainian forces to retreat to the riverbank, with about two platoons trapped.

Russian army

The Eastern Group continues to advance in the direction of Debaltseve-Brovary, occupying Sosnovka and expanding westward, targeting an area of about 300 square kilometers, but with few settlements and no forest areas. The Ukrainian forces have to fight in open plains, making defense extremely difficult. In the past, even with the support of settlements and forests, the Ukrainian forces found it hard to resist the Russian offensive, and now, without fortifications and cover, they are even less able to resist.

Overall, the Russian forces maintain the initiative in multi-front operations, with particularly notable progress by the Central, Western, and Eastern Groups. As the situation in Kupiansk and Luhansk stabilizes, the defensive pressure on the Ukrainian forces in the eastern battlefield will further increase.

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