Weekly Update!

Large frontline summary 13-19 August 2024 by Marat Khairullin with illustrations by Mikhail Popov

Kharkov and Kupyansk directions:

In the Liptsevsky sector of the Kharkov direction, our troops drove the enemy out of the plantations west of the settlement of Glubokoe, taking control of the territory up to the reservoir, and after that they again entered the summer cottages located on its shore, from where the Ukrainian Armed Forces had previously tried to attack our positions in Glubokoe.

In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces expanded control west and south of the settlement of Peschanoye.

In the area of ​​the settlement of Stelmakhovka, we drove the enemy out of the forest belt northeast of the settlement, increasing the pressure on them.

In the area of ​​the settlement of Makeevka, our soldiers expanded control north of it and advanced into the settlement itself, reaching its western part beyond the Zherebets River.

Seversky direction:

In the Seversky direction, the Vyemka station has been liberated. In the area of ​​the settlement of Pereyezdnoye, the strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are being cleared. In the area of ​​Zaliznyansky, ours have advanced to the northwest.

In Chasov Yar, our fighters continue to clear the area of ​​the Seversky Donetsk-Donbass canal, where the enemy has set up an extensive system of strongholds, and fighting is taking place both in Oktyabrsky and Novy.

Donetsk direction:

In the Toretsk section of the Donetsk direction, our armed forces liberated the settlement of Artemovo. The main line of defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this section fell - the waste heaps of the Artem and Severnaya mines came under the control of our units. Combat operations are taking place on the eastern outskirts of Toretsk in the area of ​​multi-story buildings behind the waste heap of the Severnaya mine. Clearing of forest areas between Artemovo and Toretsk is underway. The enemy was driven out of the stronghold "Central Substation.”

The enemy abandoned the territory between Artemovo and Novgorodskoe, retreating to the settlement of Nelepovka. The settlement of Novgorodskoye (New York) together with the territory of the phenol plant has been completely taken under control. Today, the Ministry of Defense announced its liberation. The fighting shifted to the village of Nelepovka.

Our units are also moving west from Novgorodskoye towards Rozovka, Panteleimonovka, and Sukha Balka.

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In the Pokrovsky section of the Donetsk direction, over the past week, our armed forces have rapidly advanced forward, leveling the front line. The settlements of Sviridonovka, Ivanovka, and Sergeyevka were liberated. The Novotoretskoye tract was also cleared of the enemy, and ours are moving west along the Kazenny Torets River.

In Grodovka, our units are fighting their way to the center of the settlement. Orlovka, Zhuravka, and Nikolaevka are under control. In the area of ​​the latter, we reached the waste heaps between Marinovka and Mikhailovka, cutting off the road leading to Karlovka.

Our troops are also advancing from the north to the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units located in the area of ​​the Karlovskoye Reservoir. After taking control of the settlements of Zhelannoye, Novozhelannoye, and Zavetnoye (cleaning operations are still ongoing in the last two) and advancing toward Kamyshevka, our troops took a company stronghold on the bank of the Volchya River, which covered the crossing. Thus, logistics for our units will now become much more effective and safe.

On the left bank of the Volchya River, the territory up to Yasnobrodovka was completely under the control of our armed forces. The enemy units left there since the only crossing left for them to the other bank between the settlements of Mezhevoye and Skuchnoye was under our fire control, and our soldiers were quickly advancing towards it. Thus, on the left bank, the Ukrainian Armed Forces units now remain only in the area between Yasnobrodovka and the Karlovskoye Reservoir in a deep "pocket" that is under fire from our armed forces, and, most likely, they will not hold out there for long, since the situation is rapidly deteriorating for the Ukrainian Armed Forces units located on the right bank of the river.

In the Yuzhnodonets direction, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting, having gone beyond the 0532 highway in the area of ​​the settlement of Vodyanoye between it and the Yuzhnodonbasskaya mine. At the same time, our forces are gradually encircling a large stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the turn from the highway to Vodyanoye, where the enemy has dug in thoroughly. An important fortified area of ​​the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the ventilation shaft of the Yuzhnodonbasskaya mine north of the village of Nikolskoye, also came under the control of our units.

Update: On the 20th, Kamyshevka was liberated and fighting moved into Ptichye.