Before and after of a treeline near Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast.

The fighting in Rodynske right now is so heavy that even with the thick fog and clouds covering the Donbas, combat related fires can still be seen on NASA's satellites. Combat fires often don't show up even when its sunny.

For reference, the only other heat signature seen in Ukraine right now is heat coming from a large factory in Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

Only a couple of streets of Pokrovsk remain until the city is captured by Russia.

In the Stepnohirsk direction, over the past week Russian forces have intensified their assault operations, recapturing key positions.

Russian forces continued to advance north through the village of Prymorske, recapturing the rest of the southern dachas and entering the main southern residential area. Forward assault groups reached and crossed the first gulley where fighting is now ongoing.

To the southeast, Russian forces advanced east towards the Kollektivnyye, Elektrovoznik-2, and Ogorody Dachas, capturing positions along the northern bank of the dried-up Zaliv Inlet. They were also able to capture the Stepnohirsk overpass, south of the Sukhaya River, and positions in the surrounding forested areas.

+ ~2.99 km² in favour of Russia.

Russian artillery shelling has resulted in power outages in large parts of Kherson City. The trolleybus lines have been halted, and disruptions in water supply are reported.

Iskander launch from Taganrog, Rostov Oblast

No missiles are detected in Ukrainian airspace yet

Probably Russian S-300/400 air defence activity

In the Hulyaipole direction, the situation continues to deteriorate for Ukraine, as Russian forces continue to rapidly advance.

In the south, Russian forces continued to advance west of Poltavka and began bypassing Vesele from the north, capturing new treeline positions on the tactical heights. Further north, after entering Novouspenivske from the south, the Russians established full control over the village and its surrounding positions. Simultaneously, the Russians consolidated to the north in Nove and quickly captured the rest of the village. Before this, any remaining Ukrainian soldiers withdrew from the areas east of Nove and Novouspenivske to avoid being encircled.

As these two villages were being captured, Russian DRGs began infiltrated to the villages of Rivnopillya and Yablukove, engaging in clashes with Ukrainian units sent to the area to clear them out. Assault groups, taking advantage of the complicated situation for Ukraine, then broke through Ukrainian positions west of Nove by advancing southwest down the road for over 5.6 km, capturing positions in numerous different treelines. Some forces were able to enter and entrench in eastern Yablukove, while others advanced to the west towards Rivnopillya, capturing the eastern street of the settlement.

Further north, taking advantage of the local collapse of Ukrainian defences near Solodke, Russian forces advanced west from Uspenivka for over 4 km, capturing numerous new treelines on the tactical heights and levelling the frontline between the newly captured village of Solodke and the breakthroughs further south.

In the north, Russian forces continued to advance around Zlahoda. They pushed south from the village to the next treelines, capturing them and entering the village of Rybne, which was quickly brought under control. They then advanced further south to the treelines on the tactical heights, capturing them and linking up their bridgehead over the Yanchur River with the rest of the Hulyaipole direction.

+ ~46.27 km² in favour of Russia.

In the Pokrovsk'e direction, Russian forces continued to advance and have established a foothold in the village of Orestopil.

After DRGs infiltrated the village earlier, and Russian assault groups reached its southwestern outskirts, Russian forces entered the western part of the village, establishing control over positions on two streets. DRGs continue to operate further east, with the rest of the village now falling into the grey zone.

+ ~0.60 km² in favour of Russia.

In the Novopavlivka direction, Russian forces continue to advance in the salient south of Novopavlivka and have captured new key positions.

Following the Ukrainian withdrawal from the southern part of the salient north of Dachne, Russian forces crossed the Kalmychkova Gulley along the highway and captured positions in the treelines on the tactical heights to the north. Other forces pushed west from already-established positions north of the gulley, making new progress along additional treelines.

Meanwhile, in Novopavlivka, assault operations continue in the southern part of the town, with Russian soldiers attempting to make additional progress in the direction of the centre.

+ ~3.94 km² in favour of Russia.

Update from the Pokrovsk direction (Part 1):

Over the past few days, Russian forces have made substantial progress on the tactical heights west of Pokrovsk, while the last streets of the city begin to come under Russian control.

North of Udachne, Russian forces advanced from the western part of the town to the western approaches to the Pokrovsk Coal Mine, capturing new positions along a treeline and a gulley. Other forces improved their positions along the treeline towards the eastern part of the mine. Heavy fighting continues on the approaches of this very important fortified node.

West of Pokrovsk, Russian forces broke through Ukrainian defences north of Kotlyne, capturing positions in the treelines to the north and northwest. They then went on to advance further northeast to the next treelines over on the tactical heights, while other forces pushed north from the railway line. Additionally, Russian forces captured numerous new treeline positions closer to Pokrovsk and made additional progress along the railway line to the south of Hryshyne, where they are beginning to outflank the Ukrainian positions in the rest of those treelines.

In northern Pokrovsk, under the cover of fog, additional Russian reinforcements were brought from the city centre to help the units who were struggling to consolidate in the northern residential areas of the 8th District. The remaining Ukrainian assault groups were forced to retreat from this part of the city, allowing for the Russians to establish full control over the district. Additionally, Russian forces advanced northwest from the low-rise part of the Dinas District to the nearby forested areas, while other forces in the 8th District advanced north to the forested areas just outside the city, forcing most Ukrainian formations to withdraw much further west - away from the Myrnohrad Pocket.

In northwestern Pokrovsk, after establishing control over and consolidating in the Shcherbakova District, Russian soldiers began infiltrating north across the Hryshinka River to the northernmost street of Pokrovsk and the Druzhba Dachas, where they are now trying to consolidate. Fighting is ongoing as Ukrainian forces attempt to prevent the Russians from securing this area as it would build a buffer outside the main part of the city and help develop the eastern flank to Hryshyne.

North of Pokrovsk, Russian forces continued advancing down the road to Hryshyne and have captured additional positions there. They also advanced down a perpendicular treeline to the north. Assault groups then began attacking towards the next pig farm over, while DRGs infiltrated towards the third pig farm. DRGs also began infiltrating southwest through the treelines towards the northern outskirts of Pokrovsk

Northeast of the city, Russian forces continued their assault operations in southern Rivne, attacking along the highway in the direction of northwestern Myrnohrad. In eastern Pokrovsk, other they began attacks from the Sobachivka District to the "Kohozhkine" street of Pokrovsk - the last street in the eastern part of the city.

South of Myrnohrad, after capturing the last parts of Lysivka, Russian forces were able to capture the rest of the forests north of the village. They also consolidated in a large trench fortification further north and are attacking east down a treeline to the other one. Additionally, the Russians began attacks north up a treeline from eastern Lysivka to the western part of Sukhyi Yar.

In southeastern Myrnohrad, Russian forces continued assault operations from the area of the terykon to residential areas in the area of Dymytrov Park. They are also attacking towards the area of the high-rise buildings in the Zapadny District.

(Part 2 is below)

Update from the Pokrovsk direction (Part 2):

In Rodynske, extremely heavy fighting continues. The Ukrainians are attempting to exploit poorly consolidated Russian positions in the city centre to reach the southeastern high-rise micro-district, while Russian forces continue attempts to counterattack from the flanks. Both sides are using extensive heavy weaponry to strike each other's positions. Ukraine is using MiG-29s and F-16s to launch glide-bombs at Russian positions in the city, while Russia continues to strike the Ukrainian positions in the city along with its main supply line with FAB glide-bombs.