Russian forces continued their advance in the salient west of Kurakhove, bypassing the village of Dachne.

They advanced from their positions in the treeline south of Dachne, reaching a graveyard, and two adjacent treelines, where they took up new positions. Russian forces also moved north along the road towards the southwestern part of Dachne, as well as along the parallel treeline, where sappers set up a mine trap, suggesting an increased grey zone.

This advance means that Ukrainian forces stationed in western Dachne are now at risk of being hit from behind.

+ ~0.36km² in favour of Russia.

Russian forces continued to advance in the village of Andriivka, making gains on a wide front.

In the north, they advanced west to new positions in the forest plantations and houses at the bottom of the hill and also took up new positions in the residential area further south.

To the southeast, Russian forces expanded their zone of control on three streets, with varying degrees of success due to the nature of the frontline. They also expanded their zone of control west, along the northern bank of the Orlova River.

Most of the village is now either under Russian control, or in the grey zone, where small groups of Russian infantry attempt to advance. Ukraine has also increased their drone activity, striking Russian assault groups, after probably pulling back their main forces to the rear of Andriivka, as well as to the intersection of the two highways.

+ ~0.95km² in favour of Russia.

In western Donetsk Oblast, Russian forces continue to make progress, and a developing a northern flank for the village of Preobrazhenka.

Russian forces advanced from positions south of Nadiivka, expanding their zone of control in the orchards there, taking up new positions here and in the treelines. They also created a small buffer zone west of the southern street of Nadiivka.

The goal is to create a north flank to Preobrazhenka, while simultaneously grinding through Ukrainian defences in the village of Zaporizhzhye, probably to envelop Preobrazhenka from the north and south.

+ ~0.29km² in favour of Russia.

Russian forces recently intensified their offensive operations on the eastern flank of Pokrovsk near the village of Yelyzavetivka.

Russian forces advanced from positions southwest of the village, capturing two treelines and 2 forest plantations, leveling out the frontline to run along the low-lying ground. Ukrainian forces retreated across the gulley and shifted their focus to defending the high ground west and southwest of Yelyzavetivka.

Russian infantry attempted to cross the gulley and take up positions in the forest plantation on the opposite heights but were repelled by Ukrainian forces with the help of FPV drones.

Yelyzavetivka itself remains in the grey zone due to its position in the low-lying ground with the tactical heights surrounding it.

+ ~3.39km² in favour of Russia

In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian forces advanced towards the village of Stupochky, and are approaching its eastern outskirts.

Russian forces advanced from their trench positions in the large, forested area, capturing the adjacent forest, which previously served as a buffer zone east of Stupochky.

The fighting is extremely slow and grinding here, with both sides taking heavy casualties. Ukrainian forces have brought in a lot of FPV drones, Quadcopters and Baba Yaga drones, as well as ATGMs, meaning Russian movements are mainly carried out with infantry, presumably small groups.

Elsewhere, Russian forces consolidated their positions in the chalk quarry to the northwest, and are actively assaulting the Ukrainian positions in the forests on either side of the highway to Kostyantynivka, where Ukrainian forces are extremely dug in.

+ ~0.87km² in favour of Russia.

Russian forces continue to expand their bridgehead on the western bank of the Oskil River, this time to the south towards Kupyansk.

In the north, Russian forces captured the rest of the section of the railway line which was already in the grey zone. They also expanded their zone of control near the ammonia pipeline maintenance complex, (which they had maintained control over with little to no movement for some time) and captured positions in the forests, therefore pushing Ukrainian forces off one of the tactical heights.

Further south, Russian forces advanced to the forest plantations north of the Kalynove tract and captured positions on the northern edge of the small gulley. Ukrainian forces retreated to positions in the forests to the south where they are mounting a defence of the village of Holubivka.

+ ~6.81km² in favour of Russia.

Russian forces recently established two more bridgeheads on the western bank of the Oskil River, this time near the international border between Russia and Ukraine.

In the northeast, they crossed the Oskil River and took up limited positions in the forest plantations directly adjacent to the river, near the village of Topoli.

To the southwest, Russian forces created a larger bridgehead, capturing some of the forest plantations adjacent to the river, but were able to expand on this, moving uphill, and capturing positions at the edge of the tactical heights. This will make it more difficult for Ukraine to dislodge them.

+ ~0.84km² in favour of Russia.

Correction of the frontline in favour of Ukraine:

At some point, Ukrainian forces counterattacked in the village of Starytsya, and entered the neighbouring village of Buhruvatka.

They advanced from positions in the forests on the tactical heights, and captured the eastern section of Starytsya. For now, the central part of Starytsya appears to be in the grey zone, while the western part remains under Russian control.

Ukrainian forces then went on to enter Buhruvatka from the west, capturing around a third of the village.

This now puts any remaining Russian formations on the main street in a difficult position, as they are being pushed towards the Vovcha River, where Ukraine holds positions on the opposite bank. At some point, unless they counterattack, Russian forces will withdraw to defensive positions in the north, that's if - of course - they haven't already.

+ ~2.22km² in favour of Ukraine.

In the southeastern part of the Kursk salient, Ukrainian forces recently made a couple of advances.

They advanced from positions in the forests north of Kurilovka, recapturing the rest of the village, therefore eliminating the Russian bridgehead on the western bank of the Sudzha River.

Meanwhile in Martynovka, the zones of control were clarified, with Ukrainian forces at some point advancing across the tributary of the Sudzha River, and recapturing around half of the southern residential area of the village.

+ ~1.38km² in favour of Ukraine.

Map of approximate locations of explosions reported in Ukraine from February 4-5.

Notable Events:
- Iskander-M strike on Sumy
- Decrease in KAB strikes on Sumy Oblast
- Increase in KAB strikes on Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- Moloniya drone strikes on Lyman and Kramatorsk

This map does not include artillery shelling and FPV drone related explosions.

Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile strike on a manpower and equipment concentration from the 516th battalion of the 1st separate special forces brigade of the AFU near Stretsivka, Sumy Oblast.

According to unconfirmed information, the following was destroyed:
- An ammunition depot (burning heavily).
- 23 BBM "Kozak" armoured personnel carriers (APCs)
- 15 all-terrain vehicles.
- 10 cargo vehicles.
- Up to 130 Ukrainian servicemen.

Has NAFO as an organisation just died?

German Foreign Minister Baerbock: "Gaza, like the West Bank and East Jerusalem, belongs to the Palestinians."

She also stated that expelling Palestinians from Gaza is unacceptable and contrary to international law and will lead to new suffering and hatred.

Israel has withdrawn from the UN human rights council, citing the “demonization of the one democracy in the Middle East - Israel”.

Israel has imposed a 48 hour curfew on the West Bank town of Tamoun. They are currently operating there against Palestinian militants.

Someone (maybe a nafo) has somehow hacked into my computer, and therefore my twitter account.

My twitter name was changed to "Your mother mapping", while Scott (from Kalibrated)'s name was changed to "Eden". I'm assuming this is just a visual thing as no one said anything about it and it has been randomly reverted. I also got word a few days ago that someone is attempting to prevent my computer from connecting to the internet.

If you see anything pop up on this account that doesn't seem like it would've been written by me, then it probably wasn't.

I'm not quite sure what to do right now, but I will update if anything new happens - if I can that is.

I mean, for now I guess I'll carry on as normal. Map updates will be released today, but I'm not quite sure what to think of this.

Well, I now know who did it (someone I know investigated his twitter profile and found his real name and job), but he deleted all his posts threatening to do this days ago, so I don't have any screenshots. I won't say who, in case he goes and does actual damage to my computer in revenge.