The area of the famous "Siversk Salient" has now officially come under full Russian control.

This was a highly fortified area which saw nearly 4 years of intense fighting, with Russian commanders even mentioning how effectively Ukraine defended this sector.

In the Komyshuvakha direction, over the last 2 weeks, Ukrainian forces continued their assault operations and have captured new positions in 2 different areas.

In the west, after establishing control over a section of northern Stepnohirsk, the Ukrainians continued to expand their zone of control, capturing additional streets in the northern part of the town. They also re-entered the town centre, recapturing a few high-rise buildings, and infiltrated the western streets.

In the east, Ukrainian forces began counterattacking northeast of Stepove, recapturing some positions along the Norovskaya Gulley, with some small groups infiltrating further west in the direction of Kamyanske.

+ ~5.80 km² in favour of Ukraine.

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In the Omelnyk direction, Russian forces intensified their counterattacks, capturing new positions east and west of the Haichur River.

In the east, Russian forces repelled the Ukrainian infiltration to the abandoned village of Dobrovilne, and recaptured some treeline positions to the west. They also pushed the Ukrainians out of the northern part of Varvarivka, and re-entered the village of Dobropillya, capturing its southern half. Some Russian soldiers have infiltrated further north along the T-04-01 Highway towards the northern part of the settlement.

To the west, the Russians resumed their counterattacks and were able to capture the tactical heights northwest of Olenokostiantynivka, as well as some positions west of the village. This has allowed them to re-enter Pryluky from the south, where fighting is now ongoing.

Further south, the Russians continued clearing the treelines northeast of Zaliznychne, improving their positions further.

+ ~17.32 km² in favour of Russia.

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In the Pokrovs'ke direction, Ukrainian forces continued their localised counteroffensive and have made new progress in a number of areas.

In the west, Ukrainian forces continued clearing the forests east of Nechaivka and Radisne, reaching the village of Yehorivka. They also entrenched in the western part of Danylivka, and crossed the Yanchur River to capture its northeastern houses.

To the east, Ukrainian forces continued advancing in Vyshneve and established control over most of the rest of the village. From there, they crossed the Yanchur River and entered the eastern houses of Yehorivka, while other assault groups entered Kyrpychne and Pryvillya. Meanwhile, assault operations continue in the treelines between the Yanchur River tributary and the Skotovataya Gulley.

Further east, the Ukrainians continued pushing west towards the eastern part of Berezove, and improved their positions in the treelines east of Ternove, from which they re-entered Donetsk Oblast and are trying to reach Komyshuvakha.

To the northeast, Ukrainian forces re-activated the frontline at their bridgehead over the Vovcha River near Oleksandropil, and are trying to reach the villages of Sichneve and Voskresenka.

+ ~12.49 km² in favour of Ukraine.

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In the Dobropillya direction, both Russian and Ukrainian forces have advanced.

In the southwest, Russian forces recaptured the forest plantations west of the Pokrovsk Coal Mine waste dumps, and began infiltrating further northwest in the general direction of Serhiivka.

To the northeast, Russian forces continued slowly advancing in Hryshyne, capturing new positions in and around the central part of the village. However, further progress is being impeded by communications issues stemming from the disconnection of Starlink terminals, and constant Ukrainian FPV drone attacks. Additionally, Ukrainian forces have resumed counterattacks, and are infiltrating towards the southeastern edge of the village.

To the east, the Russians infiltrated further north through the treelines east of Hryshyne, while Ukrainian forces are attempting to counterattack in the area of the wastewater treatment plant. Additionally, the Russians recaptured both pig farm complexes along the road to Hryshyne, as well as some nearby treeline positions, while Ukrainian forces are attempting to recapture the western pig farm.

To the northeast Ukrainian forces cleared the southern part of Bilytske from Russian DRGs, as well as some areas southwest of the city. On the otherhand, Russian forces breached Ukrainian defences east of Bilytske and entered the eastern streets, while DRGs continued their infiltrations towards the former Vodyanskaya Mine.

+ ~6.60 km² in favour of Russia.
+ ~1.68 km² in favour of Ukraine.

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MiG-31K airborne from Savasleika Airbase.

Possible combat flight.

Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missiles are currently flying deep into Russian territory.

Following up

The MiG-31K is carrying out a training mission.

No threat to Ukraine.

A minimum of 4 Flamingo missiles were launched (the true number is probably higher) from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

They are all flying on the indicated course. Russian air defence is working north of Taganrog, Rostov Oblast.

Their target may be the Kazan Aviation Plant.

3 Ukrainian Su-24s are airborne near Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, flying towards their launch lines.

They may launch Storm Shadow cruise missiles.

The Flamingo cruise missiles have changed course to the eastern part of the Republic of Tatarstan, flying towards the Geran-2 drone factory in Yelabuga.

All flights in and out of Kazan and Nizhnekamsk Airports have been temporarily suspended.

The missiles have still not been shot down.

They flew past the Geran-2 factory (lol) and are now inbound for the Votkinsk machine and ballistic missile Plant in the Republic of Udmurtia, which was attacked earlier this week.

There are also a number of UAVs flying towards Votkinsk too.

The U.S. state department has begun evacuating non-emergency U.S. Government personnel and their family members from Israel due to "safety risks".

The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem suggested that people "may wish to consider leaving Israel while commercial flights are available".

Correction: These are jet-drones.

There are a minimum of 2 missiles left.

They have split up. One is approaching the city of Cheboksary.

Amazing how much “progress” was made yesterday, they’re already evacuating the embassy

Watching people switch between "There will definitely be a war" and "there will definitely be a deal" every couple days is so funny.

There's no doubt this is part of the US strategy as we approach the strike date.

Another missile is flying to Cheboksary from the south/southeast. The first one may have been shot down over the city.

The Governor of Rostov Oblast reports that Flamingo "missile debris" fell on Tsiolkovsky Street, which is right next to Taganrog Airbase.