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    Russia’s Massive Assault Group TRAPPED and DESTROYED – Ukraine’s New Counterattack Tactic EXPOSED



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    In the 72 hours before and after Aug. 12, Russia pushed 10–17 km near Dobropillia to shape Alaska-summit optics. Ukraine answered with local counterattacks that stabilized the line and—per ISW and geolocated clips—cleared six settlements northeast of Dobropillia: Hruzke, Rubizhne, Novovodyane, Petrivka, Vesele, Zolotyi Kolodyaz. The 1st Azov Army Corps and Ukrainian General Staff reported 271 Russian KIA, 101 WIA, 13 POWs, plus a tank, two IFVs, and dozens of vehicles neutralized—evidence of closed withdrawal corridors and failed regrouping. Reuters and other outlets, which first flagged Russia’s rapid thrust, subsequently noted Kyiv’s front stabilization messaging. Parallel strikes set a Volgograd refinery ablaze, compounding logistics. Net effect: Russia’s bid for a pre-summit “breakthrough” turned into a localized retreat; Ukraine’s recon-strike cycle and urban cleanup regained ground and tempo. Watch next: Russian rotation speed, whether the salient narrows permanently, and POW/clearance trends.

    📚 Sources:

    • Reuters — Russia’s sudden thrust near Dobropillia ahead of Alaska
    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-tries-make-sudden-advance-ukraine-before-trump-putin-summit-maps-show-2025-08-12/ Reuters

    • Reuters — Ukraine says eastern front stabilised after recent thrust
    https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-says-eastern-front-stabilised-after-recent-russian-thrust-2025-08-14/ Reuters

    • ISW — Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment Aug 16 (six settlements cleared; losses/POWs)
    https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-16-2025 Institute for the Study of War

    • ISW — Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment Aug 15 (line stabilizing near Dobropillia)
    https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-15-2025 Institute for the Study of War

    • Reuters — Lukoil Volgograd refinery halts processing after drone attacks (follow-on)
    https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/lukoils-volgograd-refinery-halts-oil-processing-after-drone-attacks-sources-say-2025-08-18/ Reuters

    • El País — Rapid Russian incursion alarms Ukraine on Pokrovsk front (context)
    https://elpais.com/internacional/2025-08-13/alarma-en-ucrania-por-un-avance-relampago-ruso-en-el-frente-de-pokrovsk.html El País

    • Kyiv Post — Ukraine reports clearing Pokrovsk-area settlements (recap)
    https://www.kyivpost.com/post/58365 Kyiv Post

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    41 Comments

    1. @PulsePointReport on

      What’s the single metric that proves Pokrovsk really turned?
      A) POW trend B) Salient width C) Rotation speed D) Village “hold” status.
      Drop A–D + your data point; best answer gets pinned and added to next week’s map.

    2. @DanielPinedaAlaniz on

      Excelente trabajo bien echo por el ejército Ucrania vamos Adela Ucrania vlva ejército Ucrania salado Nicaragua me gusta mucho el trabajo de el ejército Ucrania pero le está haciendo una operación especial como dijo Putin tiene que tener mucho cuidado con el ejército de Ucrania creo poder estar atacar con fuerza me alegro mucho por Ucrania el día de la guerra tienen que hacer pagarle con la misma moneda esos terroristas rusos Ojalá que muy pronto Ucrania pueda ganar esa guerra Bendiciones para el pueblo de Ucrania 🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮❤️❤️🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦💪🙏🙏🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦💪

    3. @Christopher-p7u1i on

      Putin losing about 1000 troops a day??? Wow, that is incredible! The war can't go on and on! 50 days, 50 thousand dead! Where are All these men coming from! The war will end,due to these numbers!! This Putin is insane!! I can't believe this! MY God!!

    4. @Masongggg on

      A lot of it’s speaking out your ass adding words to a sentence, the videos added should be timed better with the words and some words need to be said in some more understand way it’s pronounced oddly sometimes, I’ve watched plenty of your videos and have been for awhile now so as a viewer please fix this

    11. @mikestubberfield7921 on

      The question nobody wants to answer: Why is the Kremlin still standing? It's a valid military target. Better still, wait until Putin is holding a meeting then drop the roof on him.

    18. @norbertkuehnle946 on

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      Yes yes yeees
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      Grüße aus Germany Norbert

    23. @sebastianwrites on

      I don't think Putin enjoys making mistakes.

      He behaves stubbornly and arrogantly, but to say he enjoys making mistakes makes little sense, and that doesn't mean he cares about people's live, because I don't think he does much of the time.

    24. @Kevin72836 on

      My suggestion to Ukraine:
      Kindly ask Polish authorities to allow 50-80.000 thousand forces to enter Poland and take over Kaliningrad.
      Just like Beloruss allowed Russia to enter their country and try to takeover Kiev.

    35. @owenjones506 on

      You know why Pootin is sending people to the meat grinder so that when he loses grip , there are no men left to oppose him and throw him out of power .

    37. @stephenmarcus9601 on

      Putin is being slammed by UK/EU aid after Trump cut Ukrainian aid. Imagine how powerful Ukraine would be with US kit, too? Russia has not enough fuel and Putin in Alaska was pathetically desperate

    38. @stephenmarcus9601 on

      Had Biden been re-elected then Ukraine would have enough arms to do far more damage. Ukrainian strikes in Russia are paying off. People ate leaving Crimea as it becomes harder to stock abd defend.

    41. @mikethuresson3706 on

      Look, what is done of that country that was a wonderful country, and he is living in his Eiffel tower gold plated. He’s a crook from the crook. Their citizens are suffering. Our citizens are suffering in the United States won the wonderful world.

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