Author: David Batashvili
This is a special issue of the Rondeli Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources.
Kursk Area
Ukrainians continued to develop their offensive in the Kursk administrative region during the reported period.
Near the border, south of Snagost, they took villages Gordeevka, Viktorovka and Uspenovka. Northwest from Snagost, Ukrainians took village Krasnooktyabrskoe. Further to the west, Ukrainians launched attacks in the area of village Tetkino.
Fighting continued near the eastern entrance of town Korenovo. Ukrainians advanced northeast of Korenovo in the directions of Tolpino and Obshchii Kolodez, taking village Zhuravli.
In the area of Ukrainian attack toward Kromskie Byki, Ukrainians advanced near village Semenovka.
To the east, Ukrainians took village Martynovka after repelling Russian counterattacks there, and proceeded to attack toward village Mikhailovka. Southeast of Sudzha, Ukrainians took Makhnovka and advanced toward villages Cherkasskaya Konopelka and Russkaya Konopelka.
South and southeast from there, Ukrainians took Plekhovo and Spalnoe, and advanced further east toward the area of village Gir’i.
Belgorod Area
During the reported period, Ukrainians began to advance across the western border of the Belgorod administrative region, taking villages Poroz and Mokraya Orlovka, and launching attacks toward villages Priles’e, Kolotilovka and Bezymeno.
Kharkiv Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
Static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. View of the frontline with the cities of Sumy, Kursk, Belgorod and Kharkiv. Afternoon, 12 August 2024. All information on the maps is approximate.
Svatove-Starobilsk Area and Donbas Area – North
Russians advanced on the Tabaivka-Pishchane-Berestove-Novoselivske frontline.
Donbas Area – Northeast
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
Toretsk-Kostyantynivka Area
Fighting continued in the eastern part of Chasiv Yar with Russians trying to advance deeper into the town.
Russians advanced in the Druzhba-Pivnichne-Zalizne urban area, approaching Toretsk.
Intense fighting continued within Niu-York.
Donbas Area – Southeast
Russians completed the capture of Ivanivka, and advanced west of Vesele approaching village Hrodivka.
Russians also likely completed the capture of Nevelske.
West of Novomykhailivka, fighting went on in the eastern part of Kostyantynivka, with some Russian advance there.
Zaporizhzhia Area and Donbas Area – South
Fighting in the areas continued without major changes.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
