The Defense Forces of Ukraine over the past day have demonstrated high efficiency by disrupting large-scale offensive plans of the Russian army and improving their own tactical positions in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. According to the analytical report of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrainian units are conducting successful counteroffensive operations, exerting powerful pressure on the enemy in key sectors of the front.
Operational Situation in the Lyman and Borova Directions
Analysts pay special attention to the successes of Ukrainian troops north and northeast of Lyman as part of the ongoing strategic operation. These maneuvers have a direct destabilizing effect on the Borova direction. According to incoming reports, the Russian Western Group of Forces is suffering colossal losses: over the past six months, this sector of the front lost over 1,000 servicemen weekly due to systematic Ukrainian counterattacks, and about 8,000 soldiers have already left the responsibility zone due to exhaustion.
Contradictory Data
While independent analysts and geolocation footage record the retention and advancement of Ukrainian positions in the areas of Novoselivka, Novoandriivka, and Rai-Oleksandrivka, Russian military correspondents and milbloggers are spreading opposite statements. The parties differ in their assessments of control over settlements: while Russian propaganda claims successful mop-up operations and the destruction of Ukrainian groups, confirmed video materials indicate that AFU forces maintain control over disputed territories and are expanding the counterattack zone in the Kostiantynivka direction.
Expansion of the Counterattack Zone and Consequences of Reorganization
Experts associate the activation of Ukrainian forces in the Kostiantynivka direction, particularly in the area of Rusyn Yar, with the recent successful reorganization of the military command system in the Donetsk region. In parallel, in the west of the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian warriors continue to hold strategic lines and advance despite fierce assaults and attempts by the Russian army to strike their positions.
