“Possibly Ukrainians testing the Russian trenches just outside Verbove. To me it looks like someone is sending an unmanned vehicle ifv/tank/whatever to test the approach. “
“Ukraine, for the first time, reached the main defensive line near Verbove, showing significant progress in the last days.”
https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1684591701334052864
“The nightly summary (27.07.2023 at 06.30 RO/UA Time):
It’s going to be short, but with good news:
1. Counter-offensive:
1.1 Orihiv-Tokmak axis: The Ukrainian Army (AFU) has advanced 5km east of Robotyne and about 2km west of Robotyne in the last 24 hours. They are also attacking directly from the north.
1.2 Velyka-Novosilka axis: The Ukrainian army (AFU) has entered Staromayske. Russian sources even say that they have passed this locality, but there is no visual confirmation of this other than that they are shelling Russian positions south of Staromayske.
1.3 Herson Axis: The AFU has extended its bridgehead towards Oleshky and taken control of several islands on the east bank of the Dnieper.
2. Battle for Bakhmut 2.0:
2.1 Andrivka is at least partly liberated. Ukrainian sources say that the town is completely liberated, and the Russians do not deny this information. This place is important because from there they can blockade T0513, which is an important communication line for the Russians.
2.2 Klishivka is 30-40% liberated and there are pictures of Russian troops retreating from the town in disarray.
3. [SOURCES!!!] 2 Pentagon sources report that the Ukrainian counter-offensive has entered a new phase, that is, the phase in which the reserve brigades, including what we have called “The Nine”, “The Nine”, which have most of the Western equipment, but also most of the Western-trained troops, have been brought forward to support the counter-offensive.
Why now? It is most likely because the Ukrainian command is confident that it has destroyed a sufficient number of Russian artillery units, radars, and air defense systems with HIMARS.
3. Kupyansk-Kreminna front:
3.1 The Russians have advanced toward Kupyansk, but they have a river in front of them and high ground behind them, so in my opinion this was a deliberate move by the Ukrainians to trap the Russians, but this is just my speculation.
3.2 In the Kreminna area the Russian advance slowed to a near halt. This is not due to any supernatural causes, but because the Ukrainians have managed to stabilize the front in the area of Torske.”
https://twitter.com/RaduHossu/status/1684408650582962176