The Second battle for Komar has begun:

As a part of their ongoing coordinated series of counterattacks, Ukrainian forces have managed to re-enter the town of Komar, which was captured by Russia over a year ago in mid-June 2025.

Ukrainian forces are actively accumulating in two main areas: the village of Myrne and the forests east of Piddubne.

From the forests east of Piddubne, small groups of Ukrainian soldiers are crossing the highway bridge over the Mokri Yaly River, and pushing south towards the village of Peredubova (which is physically connected to Komar) and the forests northeast of the town. Russian KAB glide-bombs are actively striking these forests.

From the Myrne area, Ukrainian forces are crossing through the grey-zone in the fields west of the river, with some crossing it and managing to enter the western streets of Komar. Russia is yet to initiate a large-scale KAB bombing campaign on either Myrne or Piddubne.

These attacks are being carried out under heavy artillery and MLRS cover. The Ukrainain Air Force is also actively striking Russian positions in Komar with glide-bombs, while FPV drones are striking anything that moves.

The situation here for Russia is critical, and if they dont re-establish a coherent defence along the eastern bank of the river north of Komar, they could risk losing control over the entire town. This would be a massive setback for their forces attempting to establish control over the Donetsk-Dnipropetrovsk regional border, and secure the right flank to neighbouring units who will try to reach Pokrovs'ke.

Situation on the Novopavlivka direction, Dnipropetrovsk/Donetsk Oblast:

Over the last two weeks, heavy fighting has persisted along the Donetsk-Dnipropetrovsk border, with both Russian and Ukrainian forces making new advances.

In the south, Ukrainian forces recaptured the village of Muravka, pushing the Russians back to the fields south of the settlement. Other assault groups cleared a number of treeline positions east and southeast of Novomykolaivka.

To the north, Russian forces improved their positions in the low-lying ground west of the regional border, with some soldiers infiltrating up to a fortified strongpoint northeast of Biliakivka and treeline positions further north. Other assault groups improved their positions south of the railway line.

Heavy fighting also continues for the railway line southwest of Novopidhorodnie, while some Russian soldiers continue infiltration attempts through the fields west of the town.

+ ~5.98 km² in favour of Ukraine.
+ ~2.06 km² in favour of Russia.

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Situation on the Dobropillya direction, Donetsk Oblast:

Over the last three weeks, the situation has sharply deteriorated for Ukraine, as Russia makes a series of tactical breakthroughs into one of the strongest parts of the frontline.

In the southwest, Russian forces continued clearing the salient west of Hryshyne, advancing further west north of the highway. Other assault groups advanced south of Myrne, entrenching in the forested gulleys, and infiltrating further west along the southern bank of the Hryshnka River.

To the northeast, the Russians improved their positions north and northeast of Vasylivka, continued fighting for Myrne, and captured a large number of treeline positions southwest of Shevchenko. Some infiltrators have managed to reach the southern approaches to Novohryshyne and Matyasheve.

To the east, Russian forces captured the former Zaporizhka Mine west of Rodynske and captured a large number of treelines to the northwest. This has allowed them to capture the main part of Shevchenko and begin infiltrating north towards Vodyanske.

These attacks are being carried out in coordination with a large-scale operation from the east, which has resulted in Russia breaking through Ukraine's main defences east of Svitle, and gaining a foothold in the northeastern part of the town. Heavy fighting is now underway for Svitle and neighbouring Vodyanske, where the grey-zone has been significantly expanded. Additionally, some Russian soldiers are infiltrating north into the villages of Chernihivka and further west from there into Krasnopodillya.

To the northeast, Russian forces cleared the fields east, northeast, and southeast of Bilytske, before entering and capturing the majority of the city. From there, they are attempting to capture the Bilytska Mine and support operations in Chernihivka from the east. Fighting continues with some partially-isolated Ukrainian formations in the southwestern part of Bilytske.

To the north, the Russians captured the main Ukrainian strongpoint in the railway line south of Novyi Donbas after weeks of fighting, and pushed further. They then captured Novyi Donbas itself and began infiltrating west to the eastern outskirts of Dobropillya. Heavy fighting is also underway for the Hannivka area after Russian forces captured the dachas on the eastern outskirts of the village. Other Russian assault groups are attempting to push north to capture the tactical heights south of Stepy.

To the east, Russian forces recaptured the dachas northeast of Nove Shakhove and advanced north up the forested gulley, while other forces attempt to capture Vilne and the positions east of the village. Additionally, heavy fighting is ongoing for the large forest north of Shakhove and the nearby clay quarries.

+ ~74.26 in favour of Russia.

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The Ukrainian assault groups should be in Dobropillya and Kramatorsk/Slovyansk, not Dnipropetrovsk Oblast or the Komar direction.

What's unfolding in these directions could quickly become a complete and utter disaster for Ukraine if there is no response soon.

Situation on the Druzhkivka direction, Donetsk Oblast:

Over the last few weeks, Russian forces have significantly intensified their assault operations southwest of Druzhkivka, capturing seven different villages.

In the west, Russian forces captured the tactical heights north of Toretske after months of fighting. This, combined with the clearance of the remaining northern part of the village, allowed Russia to break through Ukrainian defences on the heights to the north and capture large swaths of the forested gullies south of Hruzka River.

To the east, Russian forces cleared the villages of Novopavlivka and Pavlivka, which were previously in the grey-zone, and used them to advance further north up the eastern bank of the Kazenyi Torets River. They were able to village hop, capturing Pryyut, Torske, and then Toretske, before infiltrating east into the villages of Petrivka and Raiske. Additionally, some assault groups crossed the Kazenyi Torets River and captured Krasnyi Kut.

To the southeast, Ukrainian forces counterattacked, recapturing a number of treeline positions in the direction of the Poltavka River. Some small assault groups infiltrated further southwest through the treelines towards the reservoirs and nearby forested areas.

+ ~26.90 km² in favour of Russia.
+ ~2.01 km² in favour of Ukraine.

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The situation for Ukraine in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast is reaching a critical point...

Russian forces have continued their new cross-border offensive operations, which seem to be aimed at encircling a large Ukrainian grouping in the northeastern corner of Kharkiv Oblast.

As a result of recent advances, they captured the villages of Artilne, Ustynivka, Ivashchyne, Anyshchyne, Shevyakivka, Zybyne, Karaichne, Vilcha, Lyman, and Volokhivka, and are now engaged in fighting for Volokhivske, Zakharivka, Ivanivka, Vasylivka, Vodyane, Vilkhuvatka, Dovzhanka, and Kupyne. Forward assault groups from the two pincers are currently just 8 km from cutting off the large Ukrainian salient.

However, the main target of this offensive may be the town of Prykolotne, which hosts the main highway intersection, and is responsible for most logistics in this sector. It's fall would make defending the Bilya Kolodyaz direction much more difficult.

Currently, a large grey-zone remains in many areas, and there is still an opportunity for Ukraine to stabilise the situation. But, if nothing is done soon, they may be forced to withdraw from this large salient to avoid being encircled.

Over a year ago, I outlined this area as having potential for unusually large Russian advances. And it appears we may be seeing this materialise now.

When overlaying this on a topographic map, we can see that Prykolotne is situated on one of the highest points of the tactical heights, overlooking the surrounding low-lying ground near the international border.

Not only is it a crucial logistical hub, but it also serves as key tactical highpoint. Although, if Ukraine withdraws from the areas north of it before the town falls, its worth as a logistical point will be significant diminished until Russia can capture it and transform it into their own logistical hub.

Another exchange of fallen soldiers has taken place.

Russia returned the bodies of 261 fallen Ukrainian soldiers, while Ukraine has returned the bodies of 24 fallen Russian soldiers.

I wonder what percentage of the so-called Pro-Ukrainian accounts currently celebrating the Ukrainian advances in the south reported on any of the Russian advances in recent months.

I expect it would be very low. And then those same people will turn and accuse people like me of being biased.

Russia's Druzhkivka offensive has begun, and we are entering a new phase of the battle for Donbas.

Like how the Kostyantynivka offensive began before Russia fully capturing Chasiv Yar, the Druzhkivka offensive has begun before Russia fully capturing Kostyantynivka.

At the same time, Ukraine has found itself in a dangerous situation in Dobropillya, as Russia makes a series of tactical breakthroughs. An advance up both banks of the Kazenyi Torets River (towards Druzhkivka on one side and Bilozerke on the other) appears to be the plan for now.

Ukraine probably could have reduced Russia's advances by a lot in these areas if they weren't so focused on advancing in the south. I understand there is a tactical importance for preventing an encirclement of Orikhiv, but these counterattacks should have stopped in April when the threat to Ternuvate and Pokrovs'ke was largely eliminated.

Now that Stepnohirsk and Prymorske have mostly come under Ukrainian control, the only area where I think it is worth counterattacking is north of Lyman, to prevent the city from being cut off from the northwest. Because, as long as Ukraine holds onto Lyman, Russia wont be able to storm Slovyansk, which in turn affects their ability to enter Kramatorsk.

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But I do find it funny how all the Deepstate copy-cats with zero original analysis like to accuse me of being a propagandist. The lack of self reflection these days is astounding.

But it indicates I'm doing something right 😁

Air raid alerts have been sounded in parts of eastern Latvia, likely due to a drone incursion. Residents are being urged to remain indoors and seek shelter.

Additionally, there was a large Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea overnight, seemingly targeting energy infrastructure, which led to Sevastopol losing power temporarily.

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I don’t intend to decrease the number of actual “news posts” I make, and the “commentary posts” would be much more sporadic, but I thought it could be nice to add a more human element to my reporting.

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