Comprehensive Battlefront Breakdown: A Strategic Look at Every Front

Today, we will discuss the most interesting developments along the entire front line, focusing on Kursk, Kupiansk, Kurakhove and Velyka Novosilka.

Beginning with the Kursk sector, the Ukrainians continued their controlled withdrawal, as Russians pushed into Sudzha. Ukrainian forces will likely continue to pull back further until their supply lines are no longer compromised, and they can adequately restart draining Russian resources again. The restarted sharing of intelligence from the United States will positively affect Ukrainian operations as they will be able to better organize their future operations.  

Leaving their positions according to plan, the Ukrainians were able to inflict more losses on the Russians by employing different hit-and-run tactics and destroying Russian command posts. More reliable preliminary reports indicate that Ukrainian casualties were moderate compared to those of the Russians, and that Russians did not use armored vehicles in scale to try to overrun the withdrawing Ukrainian forces due to previous high losses. 

In summary, the Ukrainian incursion was always meant to be limited time only, but proved to be a massive strategic success overall. It forced the Russians to withdraw tens of thousands of soldiers from other key areas on the frontline, halting many Russian offensive operations in the east, and undermining those that Russians decided to continue, such as Pokrovsk. 

The controlled withdrawal to Sumy Oblast will likely not shift the overall outcome of the war or the balance of power, as Russian brigades have suffered too much degradation to allow for a possible advance on the capital city of Sumy Oblast. Additionally, Sumy is well-fortified and has significant natural obstacles that should prevent any major Russian invasion attempts, as the Russians even failed to take the city during the initial stages of the invasion, when their military power was at its height. 

Switching to Kupiansk, the Russians have slowly reached the limit of their current capabilities north of the town. The river crossing at Dvorichna created a dangerous situation at first, as Ukrainians had insufficient forces available to withstand the more numerous Russian infantry assaults. In the past months, the weather greatly favored the Russian forces, as the frozen Oskil river allowed for easier transferring of manpower across it.  

However, with the temperatures rising, Russians were unable to compensate with rubber boats. Ukrainians were also able to organize a decisive response by sending enough reinforcements to halt all enemy advances across the river and even started pushing back in several areas, such as in local forests and the settlement of Zapadne. 

Additionally, Ukrainians launched an uppercut maneuver, retaking the Synkivka forest to the south, endangering the Russian southern flank.

In summary, the situation in Kupiansk started to improve for the Ukrainians, as they were able to respond on time to the dangerous situation created by the weather that supported the Russian advance, and started to conduct counterattacks to consolidate their positions. 

In the direction of Kurakhove, the Russians continued with their heavy assaults but without any success. Ukrainian defenders continue to hold Kostiantynopil under firm Ukrainian control, despite statements from the Russian Ministry of Defense. 

Due to the lack of real success and the pressure from their high command, the Russians resorted once again to false claims and fabricated footage, sending in several soldiers into the outskirts of the village to film themselves raising Russian flags. However, Ukrainian soldiers on the ground reported that most of these groups were already eliminated before they could successfully film their videos. 

In summary, Ukrainians continue to hold the line on the Kurakhove front, not allowing the enemy to break through and cause more damage.

Switching to Velyka Novosilka, the Russian push across the river, which led to some initial success, has slowed down, only capturing some empty and untenable positions in the past two weeks. 

Russians have reached the next Ukrainian defense line layer and have been unable to break through because all these defenses are situated on the high ground. Meanwhile, Ukrainians have increased the pressure on the western Russian flank, exploiting Russian overstretched logistics routes coming from Velyka Novosilka and the now no longer frozen river. 

In summary, with the situation now stabilized and the Russians getting stuck in Ukrainian defense lines, any further advances will come at a heavy price.

Overall, in Kursk, the Ukrainians continued their organized withdrawal after completing their strategic goal of diverting Russian forces and draining their resources. 

Meanwhile, at Kupiansk, the Russians lost their advantage due to the warming weather conditions, as the Ukrainians are conducting limited counterattacks to pressure the enemy. 

At Kurakhove, the unsuccessful Russian attempts at a breakthrough continue in the face of the strong Ukrainian defense line. 

North of Velyka Novosilka, the Ukrainians are using their terrain advantage to stop the Russian advance by putting pressure on their flanks from up the hill.

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