Correction of the frontline in favour of Russia:

Over a week ago, Russian forces advanced in the Lyman direction and entered the village of Novolyubivka.

After a relatively long time of limited activity on this section of the frontline, Russian forces resumed their assault operations and were able to quickly break through Ukrainian positions north of the village of Ivanivka, expanding their bridgehead on the western bank of the Zherebets River.

Russian forces advanced from positions in and around a small, forested area and moved north along a forest plantation. The majority of assault detachments moved north through the fields to Novolyubivka, where they entered the southern part of the village, taking up positions in the houses there, while some of them moved west down a treeline near the Donetsk-Luhansk Oblast border.

Additionally, the frontline was corrected closer to Ivanivka, with Russian forces in control of more of the treeline that runs from that small forest.

+ ~3.70km² in favour of Russia.

In the Siversk direction, Russian forces restarted assault operations and entered the village of Vasyukivka.

They advanced from the east, taking up positions in the agricultural buildings. Other assault detachments moved from the southeast, capturing positions in the first houses. Russian forces then moved deeper, crossing the tributary of the Vasyukivka River, and entering the centre of the village, where they captured some houses and reached the local school.

+ ~1.09km² in favour of Russia.

Correction of the frontline in favour of Russia:

Russian forces advanced in the Kramatorsk direction at some point, completing the capture of the village of Hryhorivka.

They advanced from positions in the main part of Hryhorivka, crossing a tributary of the Bakhmutovka River, and establishing control over the northern street of the village.

Additionally, Russian forces captured a series of treelines and forest plantations west of the village of Dubovo-Vasylivka.

+ ~4.10km² in favour of Russia.

In Toretsk, both Russian and Ukrainian forces are making progress, with both sides recapturing key positions.

Near the city centre, Ukrainian forces advanced from behind the stadium and captured a series of houses on Dovzhenka, Papanina and Homelska streets, taking up positions there. This threatens the city central park, which acts as a buffer-zone for the city centre.

Meanwhile, Russian forces counterattacked from the eastern parts of the city, moving down Nakhimova street and the adjacent streets, reaching Hrushevkoho street, which is the main road leading into the city centre and connects the Toretska Mines. Russian forces captured the military enlistment office building, and 5 four-story buildings.

The first five-story building on Hrushevkoho street is now in the grey zone, with some reports stating its capture, however the other building remains under Ukrainian control.

The frontline was also corrected in the Toretska mines, with Ukrainian forces recapturing the southern part of it.

+ ~0.14km² in favour of Russia
+ ~0.10km² in favour of Ukraine

Last night, 2 Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers redeployed from Engels-2 Air Base to Olenya Air Base after being equipped with Kh-101 cruise missiles.

This marks the first time in a very long time that there are no Tu-95s stationed at Engels-2 Air Base.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the South African ambassador to the U.S., Emrahim Rasool, will be expelled for “Anti-American behavior and race baiting.”

Regarding Shevchenko (Pokrovsk direction).

Following the Ukrainian counterattack in which they reached the southern part of the town, Russian forces began their own counterattacks, resulting in the Ukrainian gains being reversed within a day.

Further attacks are being carried out by Russian assault detachments in the centre and northwestern parts.

Due to the frontline moving back to how it was 2-3 days ago, I won't make an actual map update for this but just know that there is a lot of back-and-forth fighting happening for this key town. Both sides really want to control it.

Also, new Ukrainian advances southeast of Udachne. They occupied a key height in the area, allowing them to exert fire control over the surrounding areas. The map updates are live on my interactive map, but the actual reports will take some time.

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It's free to join and is just another outlet for my work.

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All jokes aside, I respect Europe and Europeans quite a lot, but you guys have been at the service of America for too long.

Europe must unite, Europe must rise together, independent from East or West – one strong united continent; prosperous, free, and ambitious. You don't need the US, you don't need Russia, you don't need China.

You just need to wake up.

Holy based.

Didn't expect that from MES

Clashes broke out in Baniyas in the Tartous governorate of Syria between Anti-government forces and HTS soldiers.

First video confirmation of a Su-35 in the Algerian Air Force, after an unknown number were purchased from Russia.

This makes Algeria the 3rd foreign operator of the Su-35, after China and Iran.

The head of ISIS has been killed in Iraq by Iraqi security forces.