In the Pokrovs'ke direction, over the past 5 days, Ukrainian forces have been carrying out clearing operations against lightly-manned Russian positions, as well as some larger counterattacks. Contrary to what I reported earlier, no large-scale counteroffensive is underway.

In the northeast, after accumulating significant amounts of infantry in the village of Orestopil, Ukrainian forces began pushing south down numerous treelines and gulleys, clearing out poorly-consolidated Russian positions all the way to Oleksiivka and Sosnivka. They were then able to enter Sosnivka and establish full control over the village and some surrounding positions. Other assault groups attempted to penetrate further south, but reached the more dug-in Russian positions north of Berezove and were unable to make any further progress.

To the west, Ukrainian forces advanced south from their bridgehead over the Vovcha River in the area of Tykhe, towards the village of Oleksiivka, and were able to capture the village of Vovche as well as 3 parallel treelines and a forested gulley to the west. They also attempted to attack Russian positions in the direction of Novooleksandrivka, but without any confirmed success.

To the southwest, Ukrainian forces completed their clearing operations in the southeastern part of Ternuvate, and brought in significant reinforcements to the area which were then used to cross the Haichur River and attack Russian positions in Nove Zaporizhzhya and Dobropillya. Some vehicles managed to reach Dobropillya, but it is unclear if they were able to gain a foothold. Attacks were also carried out further east in the direction of Zlahoda, while the Russians resumed their attacks on Ukrainian positions in northern Nove Zaporizhzhya.

Additionally, the Ukrainians completed their clearing operations in the village of Prydorozhnje, and captured positions in the railway windbreaks to the east. Mechanised attacks were also carried out from Vozdvyzhivka in the direction of Pryluky. Some soldiers managed to dismount at the northern outskirts of Pryluky, however it is unclear if they went on to seize a foothold in the village.

+ ~44.23 km² in favour of Ukraine.

Interactive map link: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?hl=en&mid=1thW9kqnDOaS2lAepLhLdzSX8Ur9Sc4k&ll

Possible Iskander-M launch from Kursk

No aerial targets have been detected.

Unidentified missile (possible Iskander) on Zatoka, Odesa Oblast.

It seems to be a Kh-31P launched from a Su-30 over the Black Sea. Its flying towards Prymorske, Odesa Oblast.

Disappeared over the coast. Probably shot down.

Despite the Starlink outages, Russia continues to strike vehicles along the Pavlohrad - Pokrovsk Highway.

This video shows the consequences of a Molniya drone strike on a car in the village of Mykolaivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, nearly 40 km from the frontline.

Another large Russian channel which claims to have sources on the ground is blatantly paraphrasing my reports and claiming it as information from "conversations with the guys on the ground".

"Beard_tim" has over 121,000 subscribers, however unlike the previous channel (Zapad News) which I exposed for doing this, he isn't even trying to hide it, with a significant portion of the differences between mine and his text being from translation errors.

I have highlighted the sentences which have obviously been copy/pasted, with some being slightly reworded. The funny thing is, many people consider this a reliable channel. I was actually surprised to find this, as I repeatedly see Beard_tim reposted by actual reliable channels.

I wonder if they actually have any contacts on the ground at all, or if all of there information is just stolen? I wonder what his subscribers would think if they found out that his information is coming from a Pro-Ukrainian source (me)?

In short, be careful who you follow and trust. If this is already the second time that I have personally discovered this, you can only imagine how many channels are doing this.

Ukrainian forces have recaptured the village of Staroukrainka, Omelnyk direction, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~128.
Total land area: ~0.63 km².

Over the last week, Ukrainian forces have been able to recapture 5 settlements in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts.

These are:

- Ternuvate
- Vovche
- Sosnivka
- Staroukrainka
- Prydorozhnje

As I stated earlier, apart from the Ukrainian mechanised assaults in the Pryluky-Dobropillya area, this is not a large counteroffensive, but rather a series of coordinated clearing operations against lightly-manned and consolidated Russian positions.

This is exactly why I added this layer to the map btw
https://t.me/AMK_Mapping/21474

HIMARS launches to Belgorod City.

S-300/400 air defence activity.

New satellite imagery reveals that as a result of the repeated Ukrainian HIMARS strikes on the "Luch" Thermal Power Plant in Belgorod City, the plant has suffered significant damage and has completely ceased operations.

Both gas turbines have received damage, and the machine room has either been heavily damaged or destroyed. Restoration work is underway, but it is constantly being reset by repeated Ukrainian strikes.

Image credit: @exilenova_plus

Additional updates on the upcoming Russian combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine:

A Russian Tu-160M strategic bomber redeployed from Borisoglebskoye Airbase, Republic of Tatarstan, to Engels-2 Airbase, Saratov Oblast.

Another IL-76MD aircraft has also arrived at Engels-2, delivering more Kh-101 cruise missiles. The timing and quantities of deliveries suggests that these missiles are intended for the Tu-160M, however this is not confirmed as this specific aircraft hasn't been used for combat missions for some time.

Additionally, another military transport aircraft (An-72) landed at Sescha Airbase, Bryansk Oblast, delivering more Iskander-M ballistic missiles to the OTRK installations in the region. This further indicates that Iskander-Ms will indeed be used in this upcoming attack.

There is also unconfirmed information about the departure of a Tu-95MS strategic bomber from Ukrainka Airbase in the far east, however this could just be related to a training mission rather than a redeployment to western Russia for combat purposes.

The exact date of the attack is still unknown, but as I mentioned earlier it will probably take place in the next 3 days, which could also mean tonight. I will continue to monitor the situation and provide additional updates when more information becomes available.

A fire is seen burning in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, presumably after a Russian KAB glide-bomb strike.

It's incredible how many civilians there are still in the city and driving on the roads.