RU POV: Russian advances on Day 794 - Suriyakmaps

Following on from yesterday, Ukraine continues to retreat around Ocheretyne, as its troops struggle to contain the situation and pull back to avoid being cut off. As mentioned previously, Ukrainian forces in Keramik and Novokalynove were under threat of encirclement from the Russian advances out of Ocheretyne and along the eastern hills of Novokalynove. I said that they were almost certainly going to retreat due to the risk of encirclement, which has now been shown to be true, as Ukrainian forces have all but abandoned Novokalynove and Kermik, pulling back towards Arkhanhelske, Kalynove, and the various rivers and reservoirs to the north. Russia will likely continue to advance north, chasing the retreating Ukrainian units.

Further south, with the collapse of Ukrainian lines around the rivers, Russia continues to advance west, taking over the remaining buildings on the very outskirts of Berdychi. Whilst they were claims that some Ukrainian units got encircled here and surrendered, there has yet to be any confirmation or evidence to back it up. If it were to be true, this would be devastating for Ukraine, as they are already severely short on manpower in this area and need these troops to help defend the new lines.

Following on from yesterday, Ukraine continues to retreat around Ocheretyne, as its troops struggle to contain the situation and pull back to avoid being cut off. As mentioned previously, Ukrainian forces in Keramik and Novokalynove were under threat of encirclement from the Russian advances out of Ocheretyne and along the eastern hills of Novokalynove. I said that they were almost certainly going to retreat due to the risk of encirclement, which has now been shown to be true, as Ukrainian forces have all but abandoned Novokalynove and Kermik, pulling back towards Arkhanhelske, Kalynove, and the various rivers and reservoirs to the north. Russia will likely continue to advance north, chasing the retreating Ukrainian units.

Further south, with the collapse of Ukrainian lines around the rivers, Russia continues to advance west, taking over the remaining buildings on the very outskirts of Berdychi. Whilst they were claims that some Ukrainian units got encircled here and surrendered, there has yet to be any confirmation or evidence to back it up. If it were to be true, this would be devastating for Ukraine, as they are already severely short on manpower in this area and need these troops to help defend the new lines.

Amid ongoing battles in the industrial area, Russia managed to advance along one of the eastern roads, up to the residential area. This will allow Russian forces to start capturing the eastern and northeastern parts of the town, as Ukrainian forces pull back to operating only in the Northwestern area. The 3rd Brigade is almost certainly aware of how dire the situation is, and is probably already preparing to retreat from the town.

After months of inactivity in this area, Russian assault groups crossed the railway line and pushed into Kyslivka with the help of heavy artillery shelling, capturing the eastern part of the town. The Russian troops caught the Ukrainian units off guard, quickly forcing them back. Despite Russian claims of taking over the whole settlement, Ukrainian troops remain entrenched in the western part of Kyslivka and in Kotlyarivka (the southern blue dot).