A Russian Tornado-S rocket targeted a truck transporting Ukrainian long-range UAVs in the village of Khylchychi, Sumy Oblast.

Coordinates: 52.160001, 33.478260

⚡🇱🇧🇮🇱 One person was killed in an Israeli drone strike in the town of Batoulieh in southern Lebanon.

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In the Novopavlivka direction, Russian forces continued to advance, making new progress in three different areas.

In the northeast, Russian forces captured a number of Ukrainian strongpoints in the treelines east of Novopavlivka. At the same time, the main assault groups continued slowly advancing in the town itself and have reached the town centre.

To the west, Russian forces consolidated in additional forested positions southwest of Novopavlivka, allowing for additional soldiers to infiltrate into the southwestern part of the town where the grey-zone has expanded.

To the southwest, the Russians consolidated in the positions in the forest plantations northeast of Ivanivka, while other assault groups penetrated north to the treelines on the tactical heights southwest of Novopavlivka.

+ ~5.22 km² in favour of Russia.

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In the Dobropillya direction, Russian forces continued to advance, despite heavy Ukrainian resistance.

In the southwest, Russian forces managed to secure the remaining positions in the treelines and forested areas south of the former "Zaporozhskaya" Mine, and continued attempts at infiltrating it from the south. They also recaptured a number of positions in the northernmost streets of Rodynske and gained a foothold in the railway windbreaks northwest of the city, from which they are infiltrating southwest into the Zaporozhskaya mine and northwest towards the highway.

To the northeast, the Russians improved their positions in the railway windbreaks south of Dorozhnje and in the treelines southwest of Nykanorivka. At the same time, they are carrying out attacks on the treelines across the railway line southeast of Bilytske, and in the western dachas of Zatyshok.

To the north, Russian forces consolidated in the treeline west of Ivanivka and in the railway windbreaks north of Dorozhnje, and captured new positions in the treelines east of Novyi Donbas. From there, they are continuing their infiltrations into Novyi Donbas, especially into the southeastern houses of the village. The entirety of the village is currently in the grey-zone, with no Russian consolidation yet.

+ ~4.16 km² in favour of Russia.

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In the Dobropillya and Druzhkivka directions, Russian forces continued to advance, infiltrating deep into Ukrainian lines.

In the west, Russian forces consolidated in additional treeline positions northwest of Shakhove, while small groups of soldiers infiltrated along the road to Zolotyi Kolodyaz, reaching as far as the western approaches to Kucheriv Yar.

To the east, following earlier deep infiltrations, the Russians managed to consolidate in the southernmost part of Toretske. Other assault groups crossed the Kazenyi Torets River from neighbouring Sofiivka and infiltrated all the way to the northern part of Toretske, bringing most of the village into the grey-zone.

To the northeast, Russian forces captured the forest plantations on both banks of the Poltavka River northwest of the reservoir, and completed the capture of Novopavlivka.

+ ~2.43 km² in favour of Russia.

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In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian forces continued their offensive on Kostyantynivka, making new progress in three different areas.

In the northeast, Russian forces recaptured previously lost positions in the eastern and central part of Predtechyne, while other assault groups continued attacking along the highway to the forest. Attacks are also being carried out on the trench fortifications northwest of Predtechyne, which are now in the grey-zone.

To the west, the Russians continued improving their positions in the private sector northwest of the highway, and managed to capture the Kostyantynivka Railway Station and the surrounding high-rise residential buildings. Infiltrations are also being carried out across the highway and into the forests east and northeast of the Shanghai Pond.

To the southwest, Russian forces captured new treeline positions southeast of Berestok and entered the western part of the village. Attacks are also being carried out on the forest east of Berestok and forest plantations northwest of Ivanopillya.

Further west, the Russians penetrated Ukrainian defences in Stepanivka and infiltrated all the way to the northern edge of the village, significantly expanding the grey-zone.

+ ~2.07 km² in favour of Russia.

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Sorry for the lack of posting recently. I'm a bit behind on map updates as I've been very busy irl lately. I plan to get back to normal posting rates for the next few weeks.

Russia is likely planning to carry out another large-scale, combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine in the coming days.

- 1 Tu-95MS strategic bomber redeployed from Olenya Airbase, Murmansk Oblast, to Engels-2 Airbase, Saratov Oblast, where it was equipped with Kh-101 cruise missiles before likely relocating to Diaghilev Airbase, Ryazan Oblast.

- 4 Tu-95MS redeployed from Olenya and Engels-2 Airbases to Ukrainka Airbase in the far east, where they are being equipped with missiles alongside a 5th Tu-95MS.

- 1 Tu-160 strategic bomber redeployed from an unknown airbase (possibly Borisoglebskoye Airbase in Kazan) to Ukrainka Airbase.

- Iskander-M ballistic missiles and possibly Iskander-K cruise missiles were delivered to OTRK installations in Bryansk Oblast, and possibly Kursk Oblast, by IL-76MD cargo planes.

- Iskander-M ballistic missiles were delivered to OTRK installations near Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, by an AN-124-100 "Ruslan" cargo plane.

- Accumulation of Geran-2/Geran-3/Gerbera drones continues at all the main launch sites near Ukraine.

And of course, there were also those BM-35 drone flights over Kyiv recently, which were likely scouting out Patriot installation locations and the condition of power plants.

Although, if strategic aviation is used like I think it will be, the attack would be more likely to target energy infrastructure in the western regions of Ukraine.