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Today, we will discuss the most significant developments along the entire front line, focusing on Kursk, Liman, and Toretsk.
Starting with the Kursk sector, the Ukrainians did not withdraw entirely, maintaining a presence on Russian territory despite the Russians' efforts to push them out and sabotage this maneuver. With proximity to Ukrainian territory, improved logistics, and stronger fire support, Ukrainian troops stabilized the situation.
At Guyevo, the spearhead attempt led by North Korean troops completely stalled, and they could only advance along a single forest strip, which now leaves them in a fire pocket being devastated by Ukrainian fire from all sides.
Further Russian attempts to cut Ukrainians from the north have also ended in disaster for the Russians and they were not able to consolidate any permanent positions. No matter how hard Russians try, they cannot push Ukrainians out of Kursk using frontline assaults, which is partially explained by Russians having no available reserves to push further into Ukrainian territory. The Ukrainian General staff recently published statistics showing that Russians lost around 55,000 soldiers dead and wounded, and more than 2,100 vehicles during the Ukrainian Kursk operation. Interestingly, this is more than the initial contingent of 50,000 Russians deployed to Kursk, indicating they even started burning through their replacements.
At the same time, Ukrainians have shortened both the frontline and their logistics routes, allowing them to now hold the remaining salient with a much smaller force, thereby freeing up resources for other directions.
Switching to Liman, Russians are attempting to cross the Zherebets River on a larger scale, but despite having established several bridgeheads, they have been unable to translate these into a significant breakthrough. With Russians being in a similar situation for weeks, their efforts have become a stalemate, while this operation is rapidly depleting their reserves.
There are several reasons why Russians have not been able to advance further. Firstly, the weather significantly improved over the past week, melting the previously frozen ground and rivers, complicating their crossing attempts. This has created bottlenecks at the dams Russians now use as crossing points, which Ukrainian forces are successfully exploiting, destroying large numbers of enemy forces, as seen in this geolocated footage from Terny.
Secondly, Ukrainians have once again taken benefit of the overstretched Russian supply lines, attacking supply trucks with FPV drones and sabotaging the Russian efforts to gather power for a decisive push forward. This has created an ongoing logistical disaster for the Russians, where Russian soldiers on the contact line report they are even short of food and water, drinking from unclean puddles to stay alive.
Finally, Ukrainians have deployed some of their best units in the area to prevent any significant Russian breakthroughs, including the 60th, 63rd, and 100th Mechanized Brigades. These brigades have been fighting here for over a year, making them very familiar with the terrain and tactics the Russians employ, which allows them to conduct a well-coordinated and deadly defense while the enemy continues to lose men and, therefore, lacks the same experience.
In the direction of Toretsk, Ukrainian forces continue with their pincer maneuver to clear the town from the Russians, but the frontline remains dynamic due to the presence of additional Russian forces, and the nature of urban warfare, where on occasion, positions inside one building can be lost and regained several times during one single day.
Ukrainians are moving into the town from three directions, engaging in heavy battles for some of the most important areas, including the central mine and the local stadium. With heavy bombardment being conducted from both sides, most of the buildings are heavily destroyed, limiting the amount of available cover or potential firing positions.
After being forced back and losing significant territory, Russian commanders began rotating their forces, already introducing reserves they had been preparing for a summer campaign on Kostiantynivka. They even risked moving armored vehicles, cars, and tanks into the town, which often got destroyed even before they reached the town borders.
Geolocated evidence shows that Ukrainians, to conserve manpower, have launched a massive drone striking campaign on Russian targets here, hitting over a hundred targets here every single day, and devastating the Russian hopes of taking full control over the now ruins that is Toretsk.
Overall, in Kursk, after withdrawing, the Ukrainians have reached better positions, improved their logistics, and are now thwarting any attempts by the depleted Russian Kursk contingent to advance.
Meanwhile, at Liman, the Russians crossed the Zherebets River in several locations but were unable to achieve further gains due to the chokepoints they had to use as crossings and the presence of experienced Ukrainian defenders.
Inside Toretsk, the unsuccessful Russian attempts to halt the multi-vector Ukrainian push have created a perilous situation for the Russians, forcing them to sacrifice their future offensive plans to salvage the situation.
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