Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in heavy fighting in the east and south of Ukraine.
The data indicate enemy advancement in Shevchenko, Kamenskoye and near Burlatskoye and Volnoye Pole.
The Russian occupation army has advanced within four settlements in the Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions, the monitoring project DeepState reported on Thursday, June 26.
Thus, the enemy made advances in Shevchenko (Volnovakha district, Donetsk region), Kamyanskoye (Vasilievsky district, Zaporizhzhya region) and near Burlatskoye and Volnoye Pole (Volnovakha district).
According to the project map, the so-called "gray zone" in the Shevchenko and Volnoye Pole area is 29.87 sq. km, in the Burlatskoye area - 94.77 sq. km, the "gray zone" in the Kamyanskoye area is 25.64 sq. km.
In turn, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the alleged “capture” of the settlements of Shevchenko and Novosergeevka in the Donetsk region.
The day before, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the loss of two villages in Donetsk region - Andreevka and Konstantinopol. Also then, it was reported about the enemy's advance near Alekseevka, Dneproenergiya and in Shevchenko.
Prisoners of war may be used for further exchange for Ukrainian servicemen held in Russian captivity.
The defenders of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with related units, captured 15 Russian servicemen while performing tasks in the Sumy region. This was reported by the Airborne Assault Troops command on Facebook on Thursday, June 26.
Most of the prisoners are soldiers from the Russian 810th Separate Naval Infantry and 155th Separate Naval Infantry brigades.
"These brigades were distinguished by their particular cruelty towards Ukrainian servicemen in enemy captivity," the statement noted.
In their units on the territory of the Russian Federation, they were subjected to inhumane treatment, psychological pressure and threats.
The press service emphasized that the prisoners had already been provided with the necessary medical and psychological assistance. So now they can be used for further exchange for Ukrainian servicemen held in Russian captivity.
Let us recall that recently Ukrainian servicemen captured 10 Russian servicemen in the Kursk direction.
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[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in heavy fighting in the east and south of Ukraine.
The enemy concentrated its main efforts on the Pokrovsk direction. There, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled more than 20 attacks in the areas of 13 settlements.
Since the beginning of the current day, 79 combat clashes have occurred on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report on Thursday, June 26.
Thus, eight out of 14 Russian attacks have been repelled in the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions. Fighting is currently ongoing.
In the South Slobodskoy direction, the enemy attacked five times in the areas of the settlements of Glubokoe, Zybine, Kamyanka, Kindrashivka, Mala Shapkovka. Our soldiers gave a worthy rebuff.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked our troops' positions four times in the areas of Golubovka, Stepova Novoselovka and Zelenyi Gai. One battle is still ongoing.
In the Liman direction, the invading army attacked 11 times near the settlements of Grekovka, Novy Mir, Ridkodub, and in the directions of Olgovka, Kolodyazev, Zelenaya Dolina, Torskogo. Two combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy attacked twice in the direction of Markovo and Belaya Gora.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked five times, in the areas of Yablunovka and Rusiny Yar. Currently, one combat clash is underway.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the occupiers carried out 26 assaults in the areas of the settlements of Poltavka, Malinovka, Shevchenko Pershoye, Mirnoye, Mirolyubovka, Promen, Lisovka, Mirnograd, Novosergiyevka, Udachnoye, Alekseyevka, Novoukrainka and in the direction of Vladimirivka. The defense forces repelled 21 attacks, five more clashes are ongoing.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy attacked eight times near the settlements of Zvezda, Yalta, Zaporozhye, Bogatyr, Fyodorovka and Otradnoye. Two combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Dnieper direction the enemy attacked unsuccessfully four times.
Let us recall that the Russian occupation army has advanced within four settlements in the Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions. This was reported by the monitoring project DeepState.
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[NewsFront] 20:52 Shooting down of Ukrainian hexacopters by FPV drones in Novoselovsky direction —video. 19:51 Servicemen of the 6th Motorized Rifle Division of the "Southern" group of forces sharpen skills in operating infantry fighting vehicles and tanks in the rear area of the North Military District.
The tank crews fired from the T-72B3 tank cannon at moving targets from a stationary position and on the move.
The firing range also hosts fire training with BMP-2 crews. The servicemen improve their aiming skills, identifying advantageous positions for shooting, conducting reconnaissance, and interacting with infantry. Drivers-mechanics completed exercises in driving combat vehicles over rough terrain, overcoming natural obstacles and barriers.
19:25 Air strike on positions of the 141st Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces —video.
18:22 Situation in the South Donetsk direction
In the area of responsibility of the 29th Army:
- The assault groups of the Transbaikalians came close to Chervona Zirka from the east. All attempts by the enemy to stop the advance of the 36th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade were unsuccessful. Four forest belts were cleared from the enemy presence, the advance in depth to the borders of Chervona Zirka amounted to more than one kilometer.
– In the 5th Army’s area of responsibility: the 57th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade liberated the village of Shevchenko and also occupied enemy positions in the adjacent forest belt and on three heights. The advance was more than one and a half kilometers in depth and along the front. On the final day of the assault, up to 20 enemy manpower units were destroyed.
– In other areas, the situation has not undergone any significant changes.
17:54 Footage of the destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces bunker by artillerymen from the “Yug” group in the area of the settlement of Katerynivka —video.
16:53 New selection from drone operators of the Rubicon Center FPV drone crews destroyed:
armored and automotive equipment, communication systems, manpower, firing positions, fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces —video.
16:25 The Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to camouflage their tank in a forest plantation, but our drone operators burned the armored vehicles with several drones —video.
15:40 Detachment "Anwar" cleans upbuffer zone of Sumy and Chernihiv regions from Ukrainian militants.
— VOP Armed Forces of Ukraine, settlement Khrenovka, Chernihiv region
— VOP Armed Forces of Ukraine, dugouts, electronic warfare, settlement Popovka, Chernihiv region
— UAV control point Armed Forces of Ukraine, settlement Sosnovka, Sumy region
15:05 UAV operators of the 44th Army Corps of the North group reveal and destroy the enemy in the Khar'kov direction with the help of Supercam S350 reconnaissance drones and FPV drones.
– Drone operators from the “West” group destroyed a pickup truck and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction.
– Attack drone crews of the Vostok group destroyed enemy vehicles with personnel in the South Donetsk direction.
– Scouts of the Southern group of forces destroyed two enemy UAV control points in the Northern direction.
– The Orlan-10 UAV crew adjusted the destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces floating craft by a Lancet loitering munition on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
14:45 Calculations of the Geranium-2 UAV are being carried around temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces unit in the area of the settlement of Novoekonomicheskoe in the DPR.
14:05 Our border guards destroy an enemy self-propelled gun, –video.
The scouts discovered the movement of an enemy self-propelled artillery unit.
The coordinates were transmitted to border guard FPV operators, who carried out several targeted strikes, first stopping and then destroying the enemy weapon.
13:35 During an active offensive in the South Donetsk direction, servicemen of the 57th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade succeeded in breaking through the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defenses and gain a foothold in the Shevchenko settlement in the DPR.
With the support of artillery and attack UAVs, the Ukrainian formations were driven out of the village.
The village of Shevchenko became another point liberated during the active offensive of the units of the "East" military group in the direction of the Dnepropetrovsk region.
13:05 From 09:00 Moscow time to 11:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territory of the Bryansk region.
12:54 Crews of Geranium-type unmanned aerial vehicles hit the Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV assembly shop at the Kramatorsk airfield —video.
12:21 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of June 26, 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
– Units of the North group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, ranger, airborne assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Novaya Sich, Solyaniki, Khrapovshchina, Varachino, Yunakovka and Sadki in the Sumy region.
– In the Khar'kov direction, units of the motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Udy, Ivashki and Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 185 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, nine vehicles, and six field artillery pieces, including a British-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer. An electronic warfare station, an ammunition depot, and two supply depots were destroyed.
– Units of the West group of forces have improved their position along the front line.
They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Senkovo, Bologovka, Putnikovo, Sobolevka, Kupyansk, Olgovka in the Khar'kov region, Karpovka and Zelenaya Dolina in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 240 servicemen, a tank, five vehicles, three field artillery guns, three electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots.
– Units of the “Southern” group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of six mechanized, mountain assault, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Serebryanka, Vasyukovka, Pereyezdnoye, Zvanovka, Pleshcheyevka, Chasov Yar, Ivanopolye and Ilyicha of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 170 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, seven cars and five field artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm M-114 howitzer. An electronic warfare station, two ammunition and fuel depots were destroyed.
– Units of the Center group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy’s defenses and liberated the settlement of Novosergeevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
They defeated the formations of four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, two airborne assault brigades, an unmanned systems brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three brigades of naval infantry, a national guard brigade and an assault brigade of the National Police of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Krasnoarmeysk, Dimitrov, Mayak, Moskovskoe, Muravka and Udachnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 545 servicemen, six combat armored vehicles, including two US-made HMMWV armored vehicles, 12 pickup trucks and four field artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm M-777 howitzer.
– As a result of active and decisive actions by units of the “East” military group, the Shevchenko settlement of the Donetsk People’s Republic has been liberated.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Chervona Zirka, Kamyshevakha, Voskresenka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Sladkoe of the Zaporizhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 200 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, five cars and two artillery pieces.
- Units of the Dnepr group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of two mechanized, mountain assault brigades and two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Malye Shcherbaky, Kamenskoye in the Zaporizhia region, Ingulets and Antonovka in the Kherson region.
Up to 75 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, eight vehicles, an artillery piece, three electronic warfare stations, a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar station, and an ammunition depot were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted damage on air defense radar stations, production workshops, assembly and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, as well as temporary deployment points of armed formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in 152 districts.
Air defense systems shot down 205 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
11:45 Military personnel of the "Vostok" group told details of the liberation of the settlement of Yalta in the DPR.
Under the impact of heavy artillery and attack UAV fire, the enemy was forced to abandon their firing positions and flee the village. In less than three days, the attack aircraft established full control over the settlement, unfurling Russian Federation flags on administrative buildings.
According to the participants in the operation, the decisive role was played by the speed and pressure in the first minutes of entering the settlement.
“When entering from the forest belt, it was necessary to act quickly, boldly and confidently – immediately take the first fortified areas in order to create a ‘storage area’ and move forward,” noted the platoon commander with the call sign ‘Prince’.
The servicemen also reported on the situation that had developed for the enemy at the time of the assault.
"They heard Polish speech in the radio intercept. When they entered the settlement, they started to panic a little. Later it snowballed. And the enemy started to flee," said a participant in the operation.
11:23 During aerial reconnaissance, an artillery crew of the 18th Army discovered and destroyed a control point for Ukrainian Armed Forces UAVs on the eastern outskirts of the village of Nikolskoye —video.
10:41 Russian Aerospace Forcesworkedat the enemy's temporary deployment points with FAB-500 and FAB-1500 aerial bombs
Three FAB-500 bombs with a universal planning and correction module hit a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Novoekonomicheskoe in the DPR.
The second airstrike using FAB-1500 was carried out on a fortified air defense system of a Ukrainian Armed Forces unit in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
10:24 Criminal Kyiv regime continues shelling civilian infrastructure of populated areas of the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday, during the day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces released:
- According to n.p. Sergeevka 2 rounds;
– Five rounds in the village of Pervomayevka;
- According to n.p. Kakhovka 4 rounds;
– Six rounds to the settlement of Tavriysk;
– Three rounds to the village of Aleshki;
– Four rounds to the settlement of Podstepnoye.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces used drones to attack the Kakhovka District, a mobile phone tower, and a civilian truck in Chernyanka.
Also, two people were injured in Oleshky as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. During the night, the Kyiv regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in Novaya Kakhovka, Mala Lepetikha, Mala Kardashynka, and Knyaze-Grygorovka, firing a total of 25 rounds from barrel artillery. The number of civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction is being clarified.
9:55 Information on strikes carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Belgorod region over the past 24 hours:
Air defense system over Alekseevsky municipal district knocked down two aircraft-type UAVs. No consequences.
In Belgorod district:
- the settlements of Malinovka and Oktyabrsky, the villages of Blizhneye, Otradnoye and Repnoye were attacked by seven drones, five of which were shot down by the air defense system. In the area of the settlement of Oktyabrsky, as a result of a drone attack on a truck, the driver was injured. The victim continues to be treated in the hospital. The vehicle was damaged. In the village of Otradnoye, one car was damaged.
In Borisovsky district:
- the village of Borisovka and the village of Gruzskoe were attacked by nine drones. In the village of Gruzskoe, a communications infrastructure facility was damaged, and an outbuilding on the territory of the enterprise caught fire.
In the Valuysky municipal district:
- the villages of Dolgoe and Shelayevo were attacked by one drone each, one of which was suppressed. In the village of Shelayevo, equipment on the territory of the enterprise was damaged.
Veydelevsky district was attacked by one drone. There were no consequences.
In Volokonovsky district:
– the villages of Volokonovka and Pyatnitskoye, the villages of Borisovka, Verkhnie Lubyanki, Konovalovo and the farmstead of Khutorishche were attacked by 11 drones. In the village of Konovalovo, a gas supply line was damaged, and a car and an outbuilding were destroyed, in the farmstead of Khutorishche, a car was damaged, and in the village of Borisovka, a gas supply line.
Emergency services will begin restoration work after coordination with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. At night, in the village of Verkhnie Lubyanki, a UAV strike damaged the building of an agricultural enterprise.
Early this morning, after drone attacks in the village of Pyatnitskoye, equipment caught fire on the territory of a commercial facility - the fire brigade extinguished the fire, in the village of Volokonovka, equipment of a commercial facility was damaged, in the village of Konovalovo - a private house and an outbuilding, which were destroyed by fire.
In the Grayvoronsky municipal district:
- 13 munitions were fired during three artillery attacks and eight drone attacks were carried out on the villages of Bezymeno, Golovchino, Mokraya Orlovka, Novostroevka-Pervaya, Poroz and Spodaryushino. A private house was damaged in the village of Novostroevka-Pervaya.
In Krasnoyarsk region:
- the village of Prilesye, the villages of Vyazovoe, Grafovka, Kolotilovka, Popovka, Staroselye and Terebreno were subjected to 13 attacks, during which 72 rounds of ammunition were fired, and attacks by 18 drones. Information about the consequences is being clarified.
Rovensky district attacked by two drones, one of which was shot down by air defense system. No consequences.
9:10 Front summary as of the morning of 06/26/2025
Zaporizhzhya Front. No significant changes in the LBS have been recorded over the past 24 hours. Positional battles continue with exchanges of artillery strikes and active UAV operations.
Donetsk Front. In the South Donetsk direction, events are developing quite actively and clearly not in favor of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Also, Russian troops have expanded their zone of control in Shevchenko, most likely, it will not be long before this settlement is liberated.
Chasov-Yar direction. Fighting continues in Chasov Yar, as well as in the Stupochki area. The Russian Armed Forces continue to hold the initiative here, but all advances are made in heavy fighting.
Sumy direction. Here the Ukrainian Armed Forces are actively counterattacking. The fighting in Sumy Oblast in some areas is practically a counter-attack. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have not been able to achieve any serious successes, but they have been able to slow down the advance of our troops.
In the Kursk border area, another attempt to break through to Tetkino has been repelled. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are not giving up and with maniacal persistence continue to send new groups on suicide attacks almost daily.
8:25 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 50 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
23 UAVs were flying over the territory of the Kursk region,
11 UAVs were flying over the territory of the Rostov region,
Six UAVs were flying over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Three UAVs were flying over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Three UAVs were flying over the territory of the Moscow region, including two UAVs flying to Moscow,
Two UAVs were flying over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One UAV each was flying over the territory of the Republic of Mordovia and the Kaluga region.
8:05 Russian Ministry of Defense:
– Crew of the 152mm howitzer "Msta-B" of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the "Center" group of forces destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.– The crew of the Msta-B gun of the Tula paratroopers destroyed fortified positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with personnel in the Yunakovka area in the Sumy region.
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[REGNUM] In Donbass, fighters of the Vostok group continue to develop the strategic success achieved after the liberation of the village of Komar, 78 km west of Donetsk, which until mid-June was used as the main stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the western regions of the DPR.
Last week, assault units managed to drive the enemy out of the village of Perebudova (Perestroika) on the H15 highway connecting the cities of Donetsk and Zaporozhye. At the same time, Russian troops did not stop at the success they had achieved and took up more advantageous positions "on the shoulders" of the retreating enemy.
“Having crossed the Mokrye Yaly River, the attack aircraft on the western bank planted Russian flags and created a bridgehead for further offensive,” the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
The department noted that the assault on Perebudova lasted for three days. At the final stage, the enemy almost stopped resisting and retreated. Beyond the Mokrye Yaly River, there are no longer any natural obstacles to the advance of our troops to the border of the Dnepropetrovsk region.
North of Perebudova, Russian troops liberated the small settlement of Zaporizhia. The "namesake" of the regional center is located in close proximity to the border of the DPR and the Dnipropetrovsk region.
According to the latest information, the Ukrainian Armed Forces units were also driven out of a village with an equally symbolic name - Yalta. Judging by the name, this Yalta in the Volnovakha district, as well as the more famous "namesake" near Mariupol, were founded by settlers from Crimea in the 18th century. Having occupied Yalta, our soldiers also reached the Mokrye Yaly River.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces in this area, as a rule, make almost no attempts to launch a counteroffensive, but try to prolong military operations whenever possible. But such "cautious" tactics have led to the fact that no more than ten settlements belonging to the DPR remain under the control of Ukrainian troops in this section of the front. This was indicated by an informed source of the Regnum news agency.
"The enemy is currently concentrating its forces in the area of the villages of Poddubnoye and Mirnoye. And further north, in the village of Zelenyi Gai. As far as we know, they have no order to fight to the death, but they are dragging out time and waiting until new defensive lines are created in the territory of the Dnipropetrovsk region. But now the pace of our offensive is such that we often break into unfinished, unequipped positions," the source noted.
Further success of the offensive in the western part of Donbas will allow the "Vostok" group to launch a large-scale offensive to create a buffer zone in the territory of the Dnipropetrovsk region. Earlier, Russian troops liberated the village of Orekhovo and hung over the village of Novopavlovka from the north.
With the liberation of Yalta, the advancing troops have a new bridgehead to the south, which allows them to take Novopavlovka "in pincers" in the future. It was previously noted that the village is located at a crossroads and plays a key role in the logistics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In strategic terms, the success of the operation in the Dnepropetrovsk region may allow them to reach the enemy's supply routes in the city of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), the largest enemy defense node.
SOLDIERS IN UDACHNY
In the direction of Krasnoarmeysk itself, after a short pause, military actions have resumed in the area of the urban-type settlement of Udachnoye. Russian troops are advancing in the direction of the E50 highway, which connects Krasnoarmeysk with the territory of the Dnepropetrovsk region. Realizing the importance of defensive lines in this area, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has transferred reinforcements from the reserve and newly formed units from recruits here. At the same time, our offensive continues northeast of Pokrovsk in the direction of Shakhovo - Novotoretskoye.
In the area of Vladimirovka, Russian kamikaze drone operators hit several units of armored vehicles and motor vehicles heading to the front line. In all cases, FPV drones on fiber optics were used for the strikes, despite the fact that the targets were located in the operational rear of the enemy. Even the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, acknowledged the success of the Russian developers.
"We know that they have succeeded, for example, in producing drones with fiber optic control. Here, unfortunately, they have an advantage in both quantity and the range of their use. We already have examples of drones with fiber optics flying at a distance of up to 40 km," the enemy army commander admitted.
Nevertheless, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have not abandoned hope of building a defense along the Kamenny Torets River and preventing the encirclement of Krasnoarmeysk from the north.
SUBURBS OF KONSTANTINOVKA
On another "hot" section of the front in the DPR, in the area of the city of Konstantinovka (the southernmost link in the agglomeration of Konstantinovka - Druzhkovka - Kramatorsk - Slavyansk), our troops liberated the village of Dyleevka. It is located 17 kilometers southeast of Konstantinovka.
The success of the assault was facilitated by the predominantly flat nature of the terrain, which did not allow the Ukrainian Armed Forces to achieve fire control. The offensive in this direction continues toward two southeastern suburbs of Konstantinovka - Belaya Gora and Aleksandro-Shultino.
The enemy is trying to maintain control of the Kleban-Bykskoye Reservoir area south of Konstantinovka in order to prevent Russian troops from breaking through to the city from this direction.
"In fact, military actions are already underway on the administrative territory of the Konstantinovka community, roughly speaking, in the suburbs of Konstantinovka. We are already approaching from the east from Chasov Yar, from the east - from Yablonovka, but first we need to finish clearing the southern outskirts. Enemy forces are currently concentrating in Ivanopol - Pleshcheyevka to cover the city. So we can cautiously say that the battle for Konstantinovka has begun," the interlocutor of IA Regnum noted.
According to local reports, the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison is actively preparing Konstantinovka for urban combat, setting up defensive lines in the industrial zone and densely populated areas. Ukrainian sources fear that the Russian Armed Forces will not directly assault the city, but will try to encircle Konstantinovka and establish fire control over supply routes, which is why the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this area risk being surrounded.
THERE IS NO LINE OF DEFENSE
Russian troops are also developing an offensive in the Sumy region, gradually expanding the area of the buffer zone. Over the past week, assault units in the border area have managed to advance in the area of the villages and settlements of Radyanskoye, Andreyevka, Novaya Sich, Alekseyevka, Kondratovka, Khrapovshchina, Yunakovka and Sadki.
Ukrainian sources also report fierce clashes in the area of the semi-encircled village of Varachino. At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have not been able to build a stable line of defense here, despite the existing capabilities - this was noted by the Ukrainian resource DeepState. Analysts published photos showing construction materials that were intended for building defense along the state border line, including the so-called "dragon's teeth".
Satellite images show them piled up in the area of the village of Yunakovka. Ukrainian soldiers began digging trenches here a year ago, but the work was never completed. Analysts say the materials will now fall into the hands of Russian soldiers, who will use them for their own purposes.
Lacking a layered defense in the Sumy direction, the enemy is trying to patch up the holes by throwing its last reserves into battle. The day before, it became known that the 6th separate special forces regiment "Rangers" entered the battle near Yunakovka, which was used as infantry. However, a week later the unit was withdrawn from the front due to the losses it suffered.
The success of the Russian offensive led to the enemy command announcing the creation of an operational-tactical group in the Sumy direction. It will include a separate unit for the defense of the city of Sumy. The new group will be tasked with building fortifications along the right bank of the Oleshnya River, 10–15 km north of the city. However, Ukrainian sources fear that the new fortifications may not be built in time, given the pace of our military advancement in the border area.
In general, Russian troops continue to firmly hold the initiative at the front, attacking the enemy in the rear. The day before, it became known about a strike by the Iskander tactical missile system on the Ukrainian Armed Forces training ground in the Nikolaev region. This is already the third strike on the enemy's training centers in recent times.
The destruction of the Ukrainian army reserves before they even arrive at the front accelerates the collapse of its defenses, allowing Russian troops to move forward, often without encountering resistance.
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[Regnum] The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has handed over another batch of new Su-35S fighters to the Russian
Defense Ministry, which have flown to their home airfields. This was reported by the press service of the Rostec state corporation.
The 4++ generation fighters were manufactured as part of a state defense order and underwent a full cycle of factory tests in various operating modes before being handed over to the customer. Rostec Deputy CEO Vladimir Artyakov said that the Aerospace Forces pilots who accepted the aircraft gave them high marks.
"During the SVO, the aircraft proved itself to be the best in its class. It allows the use of a wide range of weapons in the entire range of altitudes and speeds, and the use of the most complex types of piloting and combat use technology," the Rostec press service quoted him as saying.
Artyakov noted that the Su-35S fighters have the best flight characteristics, excellent navigation and targeting systems. The planes help bring victory closer.
UAC CEO Vadim Badekha emphasized that the corporation aims to maintain the current pace of production of the most popular weapons, which include the Su-35S. The productivity of enterprises is growing, and it is planned to increase it by 30% by 2030.
“This work gives us the opportunity to use our existing resources to ensure large volumes of production under the state defense order, which is growing this year and will exceed the high figures of last year,” Badekha said.
The Su-35S multirole fighter is designed to perform a wide range of combat missions. The aircraft is capable of providing airspace dominance, hitting ground and surface targets at any time of day and night in various weather conditions, including adverse weather conditions, and operating at a considerable distance from base airfields.
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