UA POV: Russian and Ukrainian advances from Day 906 to 908 of the War - Suriyakmaps

On the Kursk front, further to the east from the current fighting, Ukrainian forces crossed the border and occupied the small area west of the Seym River, after the few Russian forces there withdrew and blew the crossings. Given how small and exposed the area was retreating was the logical choice (likely <20 soldiers), and now Ukraine has another angle it could try to cross the Seym river from, although they will need to bring pontoons or boats up to do so.

South of Korenevo, Ukrainian forces retook Snagost (2nd time) and captured 2 other small villages. Southeast of Korenevo, Ukraine also recaptured the fields near the road which there were pushed out of a few days ago, as they prepare for an inevitable assault on Korenevo itself.

To the east, Ukrainian assault groups captured Russkoe Porechnoe, just north of Cherkasskoe Porechnoe which Russia recaptured in the last update. Whilst Ukraine could try flank Russian positions from this new angle, the Sudzha river, which runs between the 2 villages, makes this almost impossible as there is only the 1 crossing in the area, which is in Cherkasskoe Porechnoe itself.

Following their re-establishment of the defensive line on the stream late last week, Russian forces have once again moved into the northern suburbs of Lyptsi, capturing the first few streets. Its still too early to say if Russia is starting another attempt on Lyptsi, or if it is just taking advantage of a lull in Ukrainian activity here to capture better positions.

Russian troops made more progress along the railway towards Vyimka, capturing a couple of small defensive positions. To the east, Russian forces could not consolidate control of Ivano-Darivka due to Ukrainian fire from the hills to the north, and were forced to pull back slightly. Ukraine isn’t able to cross the river here either, so the village has fallen into the greyzone for now.

Back over to Kursk, in the west, Ukrainian troops made some more progress to the west, capturing the small village of Vishnevka. To the east, Ukrainian forces expanded the buffer around Sudzha, capturing the village of Martynovka and several of the fields. Ukraine is attempting to push Russian line back from Sudzha so that they can fortify the area and establish a supply/command hub for further operations.

Around Zalizne, Russian forces captured the slag heap and some of the residential areas of southern Toretsk. They will likely use this position to strike at Ukrainian troops in Toretsk and the surrounding fields, utilising the height advantage it provides.

On the Pokrovsk front, Russian forces continued developing their advances to the west, capturing the trench system west of Mykolaivka (marked 1 on this picture), paving the way for a Russian assault on Marynivka. In the same area, Russian forces also captured several more fields and a section of the E50 highway, as they move towards Selidovo. Clashes are occurring at the mine nore of Mykhailivla, as Ukraine tries to stall Russian troops into order to prepare for a siege of Selidovo.

To the southeast, Russian forces captured the remainder of the fields, houses and trenchlines on the east side of the Vovcha River, after Ukraine withdrew over the past few days.

In Kostyantynivka, Russian assault groups continued making progress in the town, capturing most of the eastern side and reaching the centre area. Heavy use of drones, and multiple small assault groups have made it difficult for Ukraine to stop the Russian advance here.

In Chasiv Yar, slow positional battles continue. Over the past few weeks, Ukraine has recaptured part of the trenches south of the main road, as well as forcing Russian to retreat from part of the trenches just north of that. At the same time, Russia has established a small foothold in the town itself, capturing a number of houses. Neither side is particularly active here, with it mostly being drones and artillery, with some small groups of infantry probing for openings.

In Pivnichne, Russian forces captured most of the remainder of the northern suburbs of the town. Ukrainian troops retreated from the last of the buildings on the northwest side, but Russia has yet to move into this area, so it is not completely capture just yet. In Toretsk, clashes continue on the eastern side, as Ukraine tries to prevent Russia from establishing a foothold in the apartment buildings.

Back over to the Pokrovsk front, Russian forces have made more progress towards Novohrodivka, capturing more fields on the southeastern side. Most of the fields and the large trench network on the eastern side of the railway have now fallen into the greyzone, as Ukrainian troops that have survived the many strikes have been pulled back into the Novohrodivka in preparation for an assault on the town. How long they hold will likely depend on Ukraine’s ability to protect the northern and southern flanks, where the majority of its supplies are sent through.

To the east of here, Russian troops continue making progress to the south, capturing several more fields and the village of Komyshivka. Ukrainian forces in this area, as I have mentioned before, are in retreat, as the try to avoid being cut off an encircled by the Russian advance. Ukrainian units in Ptyche are trying to slow down the advance, but are struggling, and will likely lose control of the village within 36 hours. Ukrainian troops east of here in the defence line along the Vovcha River will also have to retreat or be encircled. These retreats will likely continue until they reach the E50 highway, where the chance of being encircled is significantly less.

Back over to Kostyantynivka, Russian troops begun to advance out of Paraskoviivka (red dot above a), capturing several fields and establishing a foothold in the first street of the residential suburb.

Back over to Kursk one last time, Ukrainian troops advanced towards Korenevo and begun assaults on the southeastern suburbs. Russian troops look to be primarily operating from the main part of Korenevo, on the other side of the Krepna River, but moving into the suburbs to conduct ambushes and counterattacks on Ukrainian troops. You can see part of the first assault in this video, where the Ukrainian assault group’s vehicles are struck with some kind of precision weapon, losing all 3 vehicles and likely their occupants. Ukraine will almost certainly make further attempts to capture Korenevo, as it is vital for their occupation of the region.

On the eastern side, Ukrainian forces captured some more fields east of Sudzha, and are clashing with Russian forces in Russkaya Konopelka. Part of those battle can be seen in this video, as Ukrainian forward troops are ambushed by a Russian vehicle.