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Posted on 03/03/2026 7:26:18 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Today, the most important developments come from the Huliaipole direction.
Here, north of the main stronghold, Ukrainian forces have broken through Russian positions and are expanding their advance. Russian defenses began to fall apart more quickly than anticipated, allowing even deeper penetration by Ukrainian forces.
Recently, the Ukrainian command reported restoring control over more than 400 square kilometers through counterattacks, while daily combat intensity in the direction has reached roughly fifty engagements per day. As Ukrainian forces regain control over key terrain, they improve their ability to observe Russian movement, making it harder for Russian forces to reposition without being detected. This has shifted battlefield control, giving Ukrainian forces greater freedom to move reinforcements, coordinate fire support, and maintain better situational awareness than the enemy.
This development was helped by the sudden degradation of Russian communications and drone activity after verification control blocked unauthorized Starlink terminals. Ukrainian units achieved drone dominance, forcing the Russian infantry into hiding to avoid constant aerial attacks. The dugouts used by the Russians became predictable targets for Ukrainian FPV drones, which delivered explosives into their entrances, complemented by Ukrainian ground units deploying TM-62 anti-tank mines to collapse them. Simultaneously, Ukrainian artillery also had the freedom to fire more, striking the remaining positions and completing their destruction. Without reliable drone coverage, Russian units lose their primary tool for detecting Ukrainian movement, making it harder to anticipate attacks or adjust their defenses in time.
Ukrainian drone operations have also extended into the Russian rear, targeting the supply routes that sustain frontline positions. Russian units north of the main stronghold rely on exposed rural roads to move reinforcements forward, which are now intercepted before they can reach the combat zone. Footage shows how Ukrainian drone operators located and destroyed a Zil-131 truck carrying seventeen Russian troops while it was still en route. Additional drone and artillery strikes have also targeted supply vehicles, preventing Russian attempts to move ammunition and equipment forward. As these routes became increasingly disrupted, Russian frontline units were left more isolated, with fewer reinforcements and lacking any ability to sustain coordinated defensive operations.
As a result of the isolation and recent raids, Ukrainian forces regained control of Ternove, Danylivka, Nechaivka, Stepove, and Verbove, expanding the breakthrough and securing forward positions. From there, Ukrainian units can advance into nearby settlements and continue pressing south toward even deeper Russian controlled areas. These advances place Ukrainians in a better position to target an even more critical area, which would cut off the routes Russian units use to move reinforcements, preventing them from stabilizing weakened positions and allowing the breakthrough to expand further.
To complement their advance, Ukrainian forces struck the headquarters of the 5th Russian Combined Arms Army near Novopetrykivka, further disrupting coordination across a wide section of the southern front. This headquarters serves as the central command node that links frontline units with higher command and coordinates defensive actions across the sector. Its disruption slows decision-making and reduces Russia’s ability to react in time to contain Ukrainian breakthroughs before they expand further. As Ukrainian forces advance, Russian units retreat without being reinforced, gradually reducing the density of their defensive line. This creates gaps between positions, allowing Ukrainian units to move through weak points and advance further along the southern axis. Pressure across nearby positions forces additional Russian withdrawals, preventing the formation of a new defensive line and causing positions across the sector to collapse backward.
Overall, sustained Ukrainian pressure has begun to break Russian defenses near the main town, as frontline units become isolated without supplies to hold their positions. As Ukrainian forces continue advancing, Russian units are being pushed out of the former Ukrainian defense lines and forced into less favorable positions with weaker protection. This reduces Russia's ability to maintain a stable defensive line in this sector and increases the risk of further withdrawals and bigger losses. This creates a growing risk that Russian command will be forced to commit scarce reserves from other sectors to prevent further collapse here, weakening their ability to maintain defensive stability across the wider southern front.
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Ukraine rains missiles on Russian strategic bases and factories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAPdiBa4WC0
Two weeks to Kiev!
The Russians are being stymied by NATO’s spare parts. Oh, to be a fly on the wall in Putin’s office. How does he not see that he should make nice with the West? We could bring him in as a friend if he wasn’t so intent on being hard-headed. Russia is a natural ally against China.
Uh, this is standard Russian MO. Capture, fall back, shell it, recapture.
Further to the north, Ukraine has fought Russian forces to a standstill in the area of Kupiansk. Russia had taken it a few months ago but were thrown out in a Uk counterattack. They have made little or no progress in reclaiming it. Russia has made small advances in a few other areas but overall it has not been a good winter season for them.
😂😂😂
Tough when little Vloddy goes on the back burner, and away from the flow of grift.
It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't spread their gaseous Ukraine propaganda all over Free Republic.
Climbed out from under your rock Psycho Mommy.
Military Summary Channel
Facts on the ground.
The fact is Russia continues to take Ukie ground.
Such a waste of time and resources. We have Christian nations fighting each other. WTF is wrong with us?
If I was POTUS I’d take Putin aside and make an offer. “Listen, Vladimir, we need to build a new Christendom. We’re only hurting ourselves with European wars like this. The real battle is civilizational, between Christianity and Islam, ever since the 600’s, and they won’t stop until we’re either all dead or all converted. I want to build a new Greater Christendom, but I can’t do that as long as Europeans are fighting Europeans. Many of the Western churches have lost their way and the Eastern churches need to step up and step in as our conscience. But this can’t happen when the Russian one is being used for nationalistic purposes. So let’s stop this and concentrate on the real enemy. We need your help in this, as a friend and partner. You don’t need Ukraine, and we neither need nor want to take you over. There’s no reason to be afraid of each other. So let’s work something out.”
There has to be a way to end this and bring the Russians in as a friend and ally in a realigned world order. We’re shooting ourselves in the foot with these internecine European wars. The real problem started in the 600’s, long before any of our modern nations came into existence. We need to realign.
Trump really gave it to the gay-dancing showboy:
On Truth Social, President Trump claimed the US had an “unlimited supply” of arms. But he also used his post to mock Zelensky as “PT Barnum”, a 19th-Century US showman and hoaxer, suggesting Ukraine’s leader had tricked President Joe Biden into giving away too many US weapons for free.
This way to the Ukraine egress!
Putin has a problem.
His army so weakened by internal
officer corruption that it
doesn’t have the resources to fight
at its full capability.
Ukraine, a far weaker military was exposed
to and trained in
American military tactics and LOGISTICS.
War is won by NCO’s not Generals.
That is Americas power.
Ukraine is showing how that works.
Ukraine is such a tiny country. Russia’s showing the world no one should fear them.
Putin is no Christian.
Trump has got to pry PT Zelensky’s hands out of the pockets of the US, first.
He’s gonna need a backhoe to yank the little green grifter away.
Zelensky is PT Barnum.
Tell that to Ukraine’s officers who are collecting the pay of the dead and deserted Ukranians.
You ppl are sick.
Oh, I agree. I worked at Boeing on the FCS program (Future Combat Systems) and at the Philadelphia site we were tasked with concentrating solely on the logistics aspect of the “FBCT” (Future Brigade Combat Team). I had to work closely with a retired Army colonel who was steeped in logistics lore. You’re preaching to the choir.
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