Kostyantynivka direction, interesting tactical information.

Around a week ago, two Russian groups of 4+4 total entered eastern Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka seemingly from an eastern direction and were eliminated.
Using this information, I drew the most likely route that was taken by those Russians.
It is unknown if one of those Russians was the one that waved to a Russian drone at the entrance of Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka.

This infiltration currently remains a one-time event, but the Russians are now infiltrating frequently, almost up to Izhevka itself, and more infiltrations replicating this event can't be ruled out.

Ukrainian units in Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka should remain attentive, especially in the center and southern part of the settlement.

Advisor to the president of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak -

“Zelenskyy proposes a ceasefire in the air, an energy truce, a freeze of the war along the front line, and the start of difficult negotiations. He is also ready to meet with Putin”

Aftermath of a Russian Geran-2/4 drone strike on a petrol station in the city of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

At least 3 civilians were killed in the attack.

Aftermath of today's two Russian Oniks supersonic cruise missile strikes on the city of Chornomorsk, Odesa Oblast. The missiles targeted a car assembly factory.

Notably, the accuracy of these missiles appears to be much higher compared to previous Oniks strikes on Odesa Oblast, which often saw the missiles impacting open areas or falling in rivers.

Coordinates: 46.31427, 30.63824

Ukrainian drones struck another Russian "Wildberries" warehouse, this time in Vladimir Oblast, resulting in a large fire breaking out.

The regional governor reported that the fire has reached a size of 100,000 m², and that fire crews from Ivanovo and Moscow Oblast have been deployed to fight the blaze.

The death toll from the Ukrainian drone crash on a crowded beach near the city of Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, has risen to 6, including 3 children.

At least 40 others were injured.

A few hours ago, an extremely unusual event occurred in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where a Russian Su-34 aircraft flew within 7 km of the frontline to carry out simulated launch maneuvers of KAB glide-bombs.

The aircraft then looped back around and carried out a second simulated launch maneuver around 2 minutes after the first. No munitions were actually launched.

For reference, Su-34s typically launch glide-bombs from around 40-45 km behind the frontline to avoid being shot down by Patriot PAC-2/3 interceptors. It's possible that this aircraft was probing to see if there would be any air defence response by the Ukrainians.

The claims of an organised withdrawal seem to primarily be about excusing why Russia has made progress here rather than reporting the truth. A core problem is that the sources that have claimed this (which as far as I'm aware are primarily western pro-Ukrainians rather than primary sources) are basing their understanding of this front off Deepstate which is 6+ months behind.

A sudden Russian 'breakthrough' is the claim based off the distance they seem to have covered from Deepstate's frontline vs new geolocations, but if you use more up to date maps (such as AMK's here or Suriyak's) then the distance they have pushed is not nearly as far. It looks more like months of slow Russian pressure paying off a bit rather than any planned withdrawal or major breakthrough.

*Regarding the recent Russian advances in the Dobropillya direction.

I agree. I don't think there is any organised withdrawal. This is a result of critical Ukrainian manpower shortages.

—❗️🇮🇷/🇺🇦 Official military advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, IRGC Major General Mohsen Rezaee:

‘We had prepared to strike three different locations in Ukraine, but after they publicly apologized for striking our vessel, we decided not to escalate.’

@Middle_East_Spectator

This confirms the accuracy of my information I posted at the time, of there being a threat of 3 Iranian missile launches. https://t.me/AMK_Mapping/34715

It was bound to happen eventually. Too much freedom of speech here.

It's been removed here in New Zealand too.