Geolocated footage and reports from reliable sources suggest that Russian forces have significantly advanced in Kurakhove and reached the city centre.

Starting off with what is visually confirmed, Russia was able to advance from their positions in and around school no. 3 and seize the entirety of the eastern suburbs of Kurakhove. Russian soldiers then raised their flag over an open area next to a building, confirming their confident control of the area.

Meanwhile, reports from reliable sources state that Russian forces have continued to advance towards the city centre and occupied the large grain elevators as well as part of the residential areas.

Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces continue to make incremental gains in the Cauldron south of Kurakhove, and have taken up new positions.

In the north, a Russian tank advanced southwards to a firing position and fired shells at Ukrainian treeline positions, before withdrawing north again. The positioning of this tank indicates that Russian forces have control over the treelines to the north. This advance was also confirmed by reliable sources two days ago.

In the south, 5 Russian tanks and armoured vehicles advanced north along the edge of the Yelyzvetivskyi forest. Ukraine fired 3 artillery shells at the vehicles but missed. The forward Russian tank laid suppressive fire on the Ukrainian positions in the forests. The positions of the vehicles indicate Russian control over the treelines to the south and southwest.

+ ~4.53km² in favour of Russia.

3 Tu-95s took off from Engels-2 airbase and are heading north, away from the launch lines. This is probably a redeployment to Olenya airbase, but I will monitor the situation anyway.

Recent reports state that Russian forces have advanced south of Dalnje and captured two more treelines, further threatening the remaining Ukrainian forces in the cauldron to the southeast of this advance with encirclement.

Recent reports state that Russian forces have advanced towards Velyka Novosilka, taking up new treeline positions.

Apparently, Russia was able to advance from Novodonetske, along the southern blank of the Shaitanka river. They were also reportedly able to marginally advance from Shakhtarske, and Yasna Polyana in a westerly direction.

Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces have advanced in Sontsivka and have reached the southern outskirts of the village.

Initially, Ukraine put up fierce resistance inside the village, with reports of several repelled Russian attacks with small groups of infantry. However, since then, Russia has obviously managed to accumulate enough forces inside the northern houses to make a breakout to the southern part of the settlement.

The footage shows a burning Russian vehicle in the southern agricultural buildings, however reports from Ukrainian sources confirm that those buildings were captured.

Ukraine also responded by launching an airstrike on a Russian position in the central part of the village.

+ ~1.23km² in favour of Russia

The people have spoken 😁

All 3 Tu-95s continue to fly in the direction of the Olenya airbase, Murmansk Oblast.

MiG-31K airborne. It can carry the Kinzhal Hypersonic missile.

Threat of long-range ballistics from Astrakhan oblast too

Ballistic missiles were launched from Astrakhan Oblast

Powerful explosions were reported in Dnipropetrovsk

A 2nd MiG-31K took off

Launch maneuvers were carried out by 6 Tu-95 aircraft

The sounds of explosions in Dnipro after 2 Kinzhals (not Iskanders) slammed into the city

Very strange movements of Russian strategic aircraft are being reported right now

2 launch maneuvers were made, meaning that we could expect 2 waves of Kh-101 missiles. There is still a chance that these were simulations though.

The launches appear to have been carried out in groups of 2 aircraft. 4 aircraft have made launch maneuvers so far, the remaining 2 are flying to the launch lines in the Caspian.

Different sources are saying different things, so it's difficult to determine where the first launches took place.