In the Pokrovske direction, Russian forces continued to steadily advance west through Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and have made progress in three areas.
In the south, Russian forces continued pushing west along the road from Temyrivka and entered the southeastern houses of Novoivanivka. Supporting attacks were made through the treelines on the tactical heights south of Novoivanivka, resulting in the southern part of the village being quickly captured. Other forces then captured the northern streets as well as the southern ends of the adjacent treelines. From there, Russian forces went on to push northwest along the treelines in the low-lying ground towards the eastern outskirts of Novohryhorivka, capturing positions there and on the heights to the south. They were also able to eliminate the small Ukrainian salient south of Novomykolaivka, capturing the treelines and forested areas there.
Further north, Russian forces stormed Berezove from the east, and after brief consolidation efforts, captured the rest of the village and entered the treelines to the north. Other assault groups advanced along the treelines southwest of Berezove, and reached the northeastern outskirts of Kalynivske where they secured the main Ukrainian defensive node in the area.
In the north, after a period of fighting, Russian forces cleared out the encircled Ukrainian soldiers in the western part of Sichneve, finally bringing the village under their control. They also captured the treelines in the grey zone west of the settlement.
+ ~31.72 km² in favour of Russia.
In the south, Russian forces continued pushing west along the road from Temyrivka and entered the southeastern houses of Novoivanivka. Supporting attacks were made through the treelines on the tactical heights south of Novoivanivka, resulting in the southern part of the village being quickly captured. Other forces then captured the northern streets as well as the southern ends of the adjacent treelines. From there, Russian forces went on to push northwest along the treelines in the low-lying ground towards the eastern outskirts of Novohryhorivka, capturing positions there and on the heights to the south. They were also able to eliminate the small Ukrainian salient south of Novomykolaivka, capturing the treelines and forested areas there.
Further north, Russian forces stormed Berezove from the east, and after brief consolidation efforts, captured the rest of the village and entered the treelines to the north. Other assault groups advanced along the treelines southwest of Berezove, and reached the northeastern outskirts of Kalynivske where they secured the main Ukrainian defensive node in the area.
In the north, after a period of fighting, Russian forces cleared out the encircled Ukrainian soldiers in the western part of Sichneve, finally bringing the village under their control. They also captured the treelines in the grey zone west of the settlement.
+ ~31.72 km² in favour of Russia.
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Forwarded from Kalibrated (Scott)
The commander of Leningrad district, General Lapin has been dismissed from military service.
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Zaporizhzhia City is under heavy KAB bombardment. At least 8 glide-bombs have hit targets within the city limits.
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AMK Mapping
Zaporizhzhia City is under heavy KAB bombardment. At least 8 glide-bombs have hit targets within the city limits.
More KABs to Zaporizhzhia
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Fires are burning in Zaporizhzhia City. Two Russian recon drones, including a SuperCam are operating in the area.
Additional scenes from Zaporizhzhia City.
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I think a lot of people are misinterpreting the recognition of Palestine by various western countries. Yes, it is a good thing for Palestinians and a step in the right direction, but it won't work long-term.
Palestine is a fractured state, ran by two main political parties that have been engaged in conflict for nearly two decades: Fatah and Hamas. Fatah (the current internationally recognised governing body of the State of Palestine) operates only in the West Bank, and administers almost all Palestinian cities, refugee camps, and enclaves in the West Bank. They are not strong; they maintain very limited authority over their territory and hardly function as a state. They are constrained and effectively controlled by Israel, with their only effective independence being on the international stage, where they are very outspoken against Israel.
However, behind closed doors, the PA operates very closely with Israel militarily, with much of their funding coming from Israeli-controlled tax revenues from Palestinian workers. Without these transfers, the PA would collapse within months, so naturally they work with Israel by sharing intelligence on militant cells in the West Bank, while cooperating with the IDF on the ground. An example of this is during the invasion of Jenin Refugee Camp, where the PA carried out a failed military operation aimed at dismantling a local armed group known as the Jenin Battalion. After over 40 days of fighting, a ceasefire was signed. Israeli forces then took over the invasion just over a week later in cooperation with a PA withdrawal.
So basically, the point I'm trying to make is that recognition of Palestinian statehood is purely symbolic, and a stance against the crimes Israel has committed. The current internationally recognised government in Palestine is very weak and could disappear if Israel chose to cut funds. Israel doesn't do this, because establishing a permanent presence across all of the Palestinian populated areas of the West Bank would stretch their ground forces way too thin, and would require additional mobilisation, which is very unpopular in Israeli society.
The PA exists as an entity that covers an area and frees up Israeli forces for other more "important" areas, such as Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria. If Israel collapsed today, the PA would collapse shortly afterwards as it is physically impossible for it to govern a much larger area, let alone without Israeli support.
Palestine is a fractured state, ran by two main political parties that have been engaged in conflict for nearly two decades: Fatah and Hamas. Fatah (the current internationally recognised governing body of the State of Palestine) operates only in the West Bank, and administers almost all Palestinian cities, refugee camps, and enclaves in the West Bank. They are not strong; they maintain very limited authority over their territory and hardly function as a state. They are constrained and effectively controlled by Israel, with their only effective independence being on the international stage, where they are very outspoken against Israel.
However, behind closed doors, the PA operates very closely with Israel militarily, with much of their funding coming from Israeli-controlled tax revenues from Palestinian workers. Without these transfers, the PA would collapse within months, so naturally they work with Israel by sharing intelligence on militant cells in the West Bank, while cooperating with the IDF on the ground. An example of this is during the invasion of Jenin Refugee Camp, where the PA carried out a failed military operation aimed at dismantling a local armed group known as the Jenin Battalion. After over 40 days of fighting, a ceasefire was signed. Israeli forces then took over the invasion just over a week later in cooperation with a PA withdrawal.
So basically, the point I'm trying to make is that recognition of Palestinian statehood is purely symbolic, and a stance against the crimes Israel has committed. The current internationally recognised government in Palestine is very weak and could disappear if Israel chose to cut funds. Israel doesn't do this, because establishing a permanent presence across all of the Palestinian populated areas of the West Bank would stretch their ground forces way too thin, and would require additional mobilisation, which is very unpopular in Israeli society.
The PA exists as an entity that covers an area and frees up Israeli forces for other more "important" areas, such as Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria. If Israel collapsed today, the PA would collapse shortly afterwards as it is physically impossible for it to govern a much larger area, let alone without Israeli support.
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AMK Mapping
Additional scenes from Zaporizhzhia City.
More KAB launches to Zaporizhzhia City
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Roughly 15 KAB glide-bombs have impacted in/near Zaporizhzhia so far.