2 Russian Su-34s carried out launch maneuvers of KAB glide-bombs towards Kherson

2 KABs are flying towards Kherson city.

Flying to the village of Dar'ivka. A Russian reconnaissance drone will film the strikes.

2 minutes away

Approaching the village of Inhulets.

Another Su-34 is flying from Crimea towards Kherson Oblast. It may fly to Zaporizhzhia Oblast, following two earlier aircraft.

Explosions were heard. 4 KABs impacted the area.

The 3rd plane is circling in the Crimea-Kherson border area. It will escort the two Su-34s back to their home base, which are already on the return flight, flying southeast over Kherson Oblast.

Watch out guys, Astraia Intel knows more about how the war is going than the literal president of Ukraine. I think if Zelensky (someone who has constantly lied about this war) is sounding the alarm bells, it's a solid sign that things haven't been going in Ukraine's favour.

"They will accept military rule because I say so"

Yesterday, the battle for the Serebryanskyi Forest in Luhansk Oblast finally ended after the remaining Ukrainian forces were pushed out of its southwestern-most part.

This battle began in late 2022 during the Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive and lasted for nearly three years. Ukrainian forces, including Azov, held their positions in a massive complex of trenches and bunkers within the now largely destroyed forest.

However, the vast majority of Russian advances during this nearly 3-year-long battle occurred in the final month. I have overlayed what the frontline roughly looked like on August 6, around the beginning of the Russian offensive here.

As a result, Ukrainian control in Luhansk Oblast has now shrunk to roughly 47 km².

Russian Su-34s carried out launch maneuvers of KAB glide-bombs towards Tokarivka, Kherson Oblast.

~90 seconds until impacts

Approaching

Explosions in Tokarivka

The KABs impacted the village of Inhulets. The same area that was hit yesterday. The Su-34s are now returning back to Crimea.

Russian forces have captured the village of Olhivske, Hulyaipole Direction, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~55.
Total land area: ~0.34 km².

Update from the Gaza Strip - Gaza Governorate:

With the IDF officially announcing the beginning of its offensive to capture Gaza City, intensified operations have been recorded in two main parts of the city over the past 48 hours.

In the southwest, Israeli forces resumed clearing operations in the already flattened parts of southern Gaza City. They quickly reached Dahdouh Road from the southeast and are now within 1.15 km of the coast. Israeli forces have now taken up positions in a residential quarter (31.50155, 34.42969) in the first part of the partially destroyed coastal Sheikh Ijlin Neighbourhood.

To the northeast, the IDF continued pushing from Jabalia at their usual pace and entered into the Gaza Governorate in the area of the Al Sheik Radwan Pool. They began clearing operations towards Gaza City centre from this area, capturing several dense residential blocks (31.52189, 34.4701 & 31.5241, 34.47019), before armoured units began their main vector of attack northwest down Kamal Naser Street. Here they advanced for close to 500 metres, reaching Al-Jala Street, where they expanded for about 240 metres through the dense residential blocks to the southwest (31.52593, 34.46655).

+ ~1.80 km² in favour of the IDF.