Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces have managed to make some progress on the western flank of Hirnyk, and have captured the village of Izmailivka.
Ukrainian forces have been putting up stiff resistance here. If I had to guess, some of their best and most motivated troops were stationed in Izmailivka, along with some other settlements on the outskirts of Hirnyk and Kurakhivka. Russian FABs have been raining down on their positions for at least 2 weeks now, with one soldier commenting that their positions kept getting destroyed making staying in the village very difficult.
It appears that Russia knew that it would be difficult to clear these villages, so instead of launching large scale ground assaults, they decided to probe with small groups of infantry, while raining FABs and artillery on the Ukrainians. Eventually, once the Ukrainian positions were destroyed enough, the Russians went on the offensive and cleared Izmailivka within 24 hours by advancing into the village from two directions, and crossing the small bridge which leads over the Solonenkyi river, before panning out in two directions in the southern part of the settlement.
This will allow them to link up with their main assault detachments from the west, which are conducting assault operations in Hirnyk itself.
Meanwhile in the neighbouring village of Novoselydivka, Russian forces have managed to advance into the eastern houses and captured the agricultural buildings in the north, however there is still no visual evidence of their reported presence in the southeast of the village.
+ ~5.92km² in favour of Russia.
Ukrainian forces have been putting up stiff resistance here. If I had to guess, some of their best and most motivated troops were stationed in Izmailivka, along with some other settlements on the outskirts of Hirnyk and Kurakhivka. Russian FABs have been raining down on their positions for at least 2 weeks now, with one soldier commenting that their positions kept getting destroyed making staying in the village very difficult.
It appears that Russia knew that it would be difficult to clear these villages, so instead of launching large scale ground assaults, they decided to probe with small groups of infantry, while raining FABs and artillery on the Ukrainians. Eventually, once the Ukrainian positions were destroyed enough, the Russians went on the offensive and cleared Izmailivka within 24 hours by advancing into the village from two directions, and crossing the small bridge which leads over the Solonenkyi river, before panning out in two directions in the southern part of the settlement.
This will allow them to link up with their main assault detachments from the west, which are conducting assault operations in Hirnyk itself.
Meanwhile in the neighbouring village of Novoselydivka, Russian forces have managed to advance into the eastern houses and captured the agricultural buildings in the north, however there is still no visual evidence of their reported presence in the southeast of the village.
+ ~5.92km² in favour of Russia.
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Israeli forces are conducting another raid into the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank. Accompanied by a military bulldozer, they are clashing with Palestinian fighters in the eastern suburbs. An explosive device was detonated against Israeli forces just minutes ago.
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Earlier today, Turkish airstrikes bombarded the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli in Northern Syria. MLRS and artillery was also used in the attacks. It is reported that 2 Asayish headquarters were destroyed as a result.
Map from @Suriyak_maps
Map from @Suriyak_maps
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Explosions in Western Tehran. The cause is unknown. I doubt this is an Israeli strike, but I will monitor the situation.
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Explosions in Western Tehran. The cause is unknown. I doubt this is an Israeli strike, but I will monitor the situation.
Iranian sources report that Iranian fighter jets are airborne over the capital.
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Iranian sources report that Iranian fighter jets are airborne over the capital.
5 total explosions in Tehran.
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Israeli warplanes reportedly crossed the Jordanian border. A photo is circulating purporting to show an Israeli fighter jet in the skies of Damascus, but it is an old photo from May.
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The sound of Israeli warplanes over Damascus.
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