Brief report from the front on December 15, 2024
The Russian army reaches the commanding heights along the Dvurechnaya-Kupyansk road. Report by Marat Khairullin with illustrations by Mikhail Popov.
After our units had passed the Oskol north of Kupyansk and occupied bridgeheads there, the enemy began to receive victorious reports after some time that they had liquidated these bridgeheads. We can only guess what tasks our troops faced there. But, having withdrawn from the bridgehead in the Novomlynsk area, the Russian Armed Forces expanded the bridgehead south of Dvurechnaya (Dvorichna), having consolidated themselves in part of the forest massif and the forest belt near it. Thus, it was possible to expand the control zone in the area of ​​the southern outskirts of Dvurechnaya north of the previously occupied bridgehead. At the same time, our soldiers have already entered Dvurechnaya and have established themselves in the buildings in the southern part of the settlement. There are military clashes for access to the commanding heights along which the Dvurechnaya-Kupyansk road runs in this area.
In the Borovaya (Borova) section of the Kupyansk direction, the "cutting" of the territory occupied by the enemy into "pockets" continues. In the area of ​​the settlement of Lozovaya (Lozova), the Russian Armed Forces advanced north and south of it, beginning to form a circle. In the area north of Lozovaya, Russian forces advanced along the ravine with a river of the same name flowing through it (the Lozovaya River) and reached the outskirts of the settlement. To the south, having expanded control in the area, starting north of the settlement of Vishnevoe (Vyshneve), they approached not only Lozovaya itself, but also advanced along the ravine in the direction of the settlement of Borovskaya Andreevka (Borivska Andriivka), having consolidated themselves in front of the headquarters northeast of the settlement.
The territory controlled by the enemy is being systematically divided into separate sections. This ensures a disruption of coordination between separate units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a reduction in their defensive capability.
In Toretsk, Russian forces continue active assault operations in the central part of the city. The area of ​​multi-story buildings, with a few exceptions, is completely under the control of our fighters. The Russian Armed Forces have established themselves in the buildings in the area of ​​the Central Market on Svetlaya Street (Vulytsya Svitla), where they are accumulating forces to continue the assault operations. In the west of the city, units of our army have reached the Khimkolonna microdistrict, located north of the Tsentralnaya mine waste heaps, having advanced there by almost a kilometer. Measures are being taken to consolidate the newly occupied positions.
Ukrainian names in parenthesis*
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Love the maps by Mikhail Popov!!
It's kind of terrifying to see the Russian army in it's full operating potential. What the hell can the west be thinking when they escalate and bloviate about western values?
The poor Ukrainians really should have put the kibosh on the Nazi's in 2012-2018, through their own initiative, but noooo... Stupid fucks are now having to deal with the ramifications of their indolent foolishness.
I sure hope the Stavka decides wiping out America isn't worth the effort, otherwise I'm fubar.