The enemy continues to pressure and advances on six fronts – ISW maps.


According to the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Russian troops continue to attack the positions of Ukrainian forces in many regions. In the Kursk direction, they have made no progress. In the Kursk region, Russian troops are trying to drive the Armed Forces of Ukraine out of positions near Mala Loknya and Martinivka. However, they are not succeeding in these actions. In the Kharkiv region, advances by Russian troops are also ongoing, but without success. In the Luhansk region, the occupiers have made slight progress to the west of Svatove and Kreminna. They have also attempted to advance in the Kupiansk direction, but were repelled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops have advanced in the Toretsk direction and are making progress in Kurakhove. However, these actions are unconfirmed. Movements of Russian troops have also been recorded in the south of the Zaporizhzhia region, but so far there have been no changes along the front line. Russian troops have carried out many dual attacks, using missiles, aviation, and kamikaze drones.
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