The key point here is not that Ukraine can go on the offensive from time to time, it's that these offensives are getting smaller and smaller.
They are expending limited reserves and widening the front makes it worst. They placed all their marbles on this which means if the Russians heat up their offensives on other fronts, they won't have the reserves to plug it. Right now Pokrovsk, Seversk, Ugledar, Konstantinovka, Torestk, Chasiv Yar, Synkovka are starting to look serious, and the defenses around Pokrovsk are collapsing.
On another note, I saw a video claiming Russia is now able to use Iskander strikes against much more time sensitive targets due to improved automation and communication in their chain of command. How much truth is there to this?
They reduced it from six hours to under two minutes.
On to other stuff.
Details on the fatal botched Ukrainian operations in Crimea. Actual video of the event isn't passable due to the floating bodies around.
FAB-3000 delivered to a Ukrainian target in the Kursk-Sumy region.
Russian MoD released footage on Iskander strike on a Ukrainian command point that eliminated 4 AFU senior officers.
The command post of the 22nd Mechanized Brigade of the AFU gets hit in the border by an Iskander-M. Allegedly 15 personnel or officers were killed.
Su-34 launching FABs on Ukrainian forces in Kursk region and Su-25 spreading their NARS.
Ukrainian D-30 howitzer and Baba Yaga control point destroyed by Krasnopol strikes from the 2nd Artillery Brigade. This unit operates in the Seversk sector.
Ukrainian convoy ambushed by ATGMs and drone strikes in the Kursk front.
Ukrainian tank advancing on the road hits a mine disastrously. Gorlovka in the Torestk direction.
Hero Russian BTR-82A delivers it's mission fast and furious despite heavy fire. Reactions on the background are Ukrainian and footage originally uploaded on Ukrainian channels. This in Urozhayne when it was still in Ukrainian hands and under Russian assault.
Footage on seven Ukrainian sea drones attempting a raid on Sevastopol but gets intercepted and destroyed.
Captured Marder being examined before towing back to Russia.
Russians recaptured Martynovka in the Kursk front.
Ukrainian recovery vehicle towing a severely damaged Maxxpro MRAP. Kursk front.
Ukrainians still moving reinforcements in, but they are greeted with the destroyed remnants of those previously there.
Akhmat commander Apti commenting on the situation and confirms recapture of Martynovka. Akhmat units are in Sudzha and fighting there.
Ukrainian armored group gets a missile strike.
Tornado-S firing 9M544 missiles at the Kursk front.
Damaged M1126 Stryker being recovered by Ukrainians in the Kursk region.
Damaged Russian BMP-1U being restored by repair company. It's a reminder that not everything claimed destroyed is permanently destroyed.
Iranian made OF-482M shells for the M-46 in the front.
Another Ka-52 might have been lost. Heck this is a war.
A French VAB APC being recovered and towed away from the Kursk front after hitting a mine. These vehicle recoveries point to significant losses of equipment in the offensive.
Su-30SM and Su-35S appear to be dropping FABs with UMPK on Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region. A good development for the Russians as they no longer have all their bombing eggs in the Su-34. Still needs the Su-25 to drop UMPK though.
New batch of Su-30SM2 being delivered.
Ukrainian dam in Petropavlovka gets hit by an X-38ML missile.
ODAB-500 on a Ukrainian position of undisclosed location.
A Maxxpro is taken out in the Kursk region by drone strike.
Mi-28NM in action over the Kursk region.
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