Main points
- The Ukrainian Armed Forces achieved success in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka area, advancing west of Stupochky and into the eastern part of Kostyantynivka.
- Russian forces advanced south from Novohrygorivka in the Oleksandrivka direction.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced in Kostyantynivka / Photo by the General Staff
The Russian military continues offensive operations on several front lines. Both the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the occupiers manage to achieve certain tactical successes.
The Institute for the Study of War analyzed the course of hostilities. According to analysts, Ukrainian and Russian forces each had one advance in different regions.
Where did the Defense Forces succeed, and where did the enemy?
Defense forces recently had success in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area .
Geolocated footage from April 7 shows that Ukrainian military forces have advanced west of Stupochky and into the eastern part of Kostyantynivka.
Where Ukraine had advances on the front / ISW Map
In addition, experts have exposed the Russians' lies. Geolocated footage published on April 11 shows that Ukrainian forces are holding positions in the central part of Kurylivka (southeast of Kupyansk), an area where Russian sources had previously claimed control of the occupiers.
Meanwhile, Russian forces have recently advanced in the Aleksandrovka direction .
Geolocated footage from April 10 shows that the invaders have recently advanced south of Novohryhorivka (southeast of Oleksandrivka).
What is happening in the Zaporizhia direction?
Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets stated on April 12 that Ukrainian forces had been conducting sweeps in Stepnohirsk (northwest of Orekhov) for the past week and were holding positions along both banks of the Yanchekrak River between Kamyanske and Stepov.
According to Mashovets, Russian forces in the west of Zaporizhzhia region are overloaded and stretched along the front, despite reinforcements from the strategic reserve.
He notes that units of the Russian 58th Army are operating simultaneously in two directions – west and northwest of Orekhov and southeast of the city – along a front about 50 kilometers long.
In his assessment, the occupiers do not have sufficient concentration of resources to successfully complete both tasks, and their small tactical gains leave the group vulnerable to Ukrainian counterattacks.
What is the situation at the front?
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Military observer Denis Popovych stated on Channel 24 that Russia is not easing pressure on the southern direction and is probably preparing a new stage of offensive actions there. In his opinion, against the backdrop of the fighting in the Donetsk region, the Zaporizhia direction is once again becoming one of the priorities for the occupiers. The enemy’s main goal is the gradual weakening of Ukrainian defenses in the Zaporizhia region. According to him, the Orekhovo area now appears to be one of the most tense and potentially dangerous on the southern front.
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Israeli military observer David Sharp, in a commentary for Channel 24, noted that the pace of Russian troops' advance slowed significantly in March, but this does not mean that Russia has abandoned its strategic plans. In particular, from advancing in the area of the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration. This includes both attempts to bypass this area from the southwest and gradual pressure in frontal attacks in the direction of these cities.
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The Ukrainian Defense Forces have regained control over the front line between the villages of Ambarne and Milove near Velyky Burluk.