Russians advance menacingly - Kiev has turned the tables

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• In the air war between Ukraine and Russia, the old patterns are being confirmed again and again.
• Ukraine is now producing its own cruise missile with an alleged range of 3000 kilometers.
• On the ground, there is only movement in eastern Ukraine: Here, Russia has succeeded in making a dangerous advance north of Pokrovsk.
• In pictures: How Kiev has reacted to the crisis situation.

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How is the war in Ukraine actually going?

Nothing new in the east, you might say: While real progress is currently only being made in a few areas on the front, the air war continues relentlessly.

Russia continues to attack civilian targets, such as recently in Kharkiv ...

... or in Zaporizhia.

Ukraine, on the other hand, is mainly targeting military targets: drones attack a Russian convoy in Kursk, seriously injuring Russian Lieutenant General Esedulla Abachev: the officer reportedly had to have an arm and a leg amputated.

Another time, a black powder factory in Lesnoi in the Ryazan oblast, around 530 kilometers from the border with Ukraine, was literally razed to the ground. At least 20 people are said to have been killed.

Such attacks on Russian defense industry production facilities are likely to increase: Kiev has announced that a new long-range missile is going into series production.

It is said to have a range of 3,000 kilometers, a speed of up to 950 km/h and can fly for up to four hours. The cruise missile will be able to carry a load of up to one ton.

Russians break through north of Pokrovsk

There has only been movement in a few sections of the front recently. The Russians have made no progress either in the Kherson oblast or in Zaporizhia in the south, or near Sumy or Kharkiv in the north. On the other hand, the east is ablaze.

This is what the front near Pokrovsk looked like on July 31:

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Two weeks later, the picture is completely different:

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The Russians have made a breakthrough like they haven't for months: east of Pokrovsk, Moscow's men have advanced many kilometers. They have reached the T0514 highway, which connects Dobropillja with Kramatorsk, and are threatening Ukrainian supplies.

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According to the Telegram channel of the Ukrainian DeepStete website, the Russians have been searching "for weeks" for a weak point in the front line to exploit.

Ukrainian counter-offensive allegedly encircles 800 Russians

Initially, a few men on motorcycles rushed forward, occupied locations and cleared the way for more rapid troops. They made so much progress that they reached the nearest Ukrainian defense lines, which were not yet occupied.

The Russians would "quietly bypass them" in order to "occupy them later and use them for their own defense". Dobropillya could fall faster than Pokrovsk, warns DeepState on August 11. Kiev has to react immediately - and is scraping together its reserves.

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The YouTube channel <em>Reporting from Ukraine</em> highlights the events north-east of Pokrovsk in August with a <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTBkX9g9PVI">video</a>: First, motorcycle troops advance north along a protected line of trees.

Image: YouTube/Reporting from Ukraine

According to the Azov regiment, 271 Russians were killed in the Ukrainian counterattack, 101 are said to have been injured and 13 taken prisoner. More importantly, 800 opponents are said to be surrounded.

Front line in ISW maps

Sumy and Kursk.

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Kupyansk and Lyman.

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Toretsk and Kostyantynivka.

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