The Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced near Chasov Yar, the enemy near Toretsk and Pokrovsk: ISW maps
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The Defense Forces of Ukraine have advanced in the area of Chasov Yar. Russian occupiers also have advances near Toretsk and Pokrovsk, according to the ISW report.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine advanced near Chasovoy Yar. Meanwhile, advances are recorded on the part of the Russian occupiers near Toretsk and Pokrovsk. This is stated in the report of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), reports UNN.
Operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Russia
According to ISW analysts, Russian troops continued ground assaults in the area of the border between the Kursk and Sumy regions on April 10, but did not advance.
Russian sources claim that Putin's troops continued attacks in the Kursk region near Oleshnya (southwest of Sudzha) and Gornal (south of Sudzha), as well as in the Sumy region near Zhuravka, Loknya and Basivka. Russian "military correspondents" reported that the Defense Forces of Ukraine counterattacked near Basivka and Veselivka (southwest of Zhuravka)
It is noted that on April 10, the British Ministry of Defense reported that approximately 5,000 of the 11,000 North Korean servicemen fighting against the Armed Forces of Ukraine - probably in the Kursk region - suffered losses, with approximately one third of the total number of losses killed in action.
According to ISW, on April 10, the Defense Forces continued limited operations in the Belgorod region.
"Russian bloggers claimed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine continued ground attacks near Demydivka and Popovka (both northwest of the city of Belgorod along the international border)", the Institute's analysts write.
Eastern Ukraine. RF Operation No. 1 - Kharkiv region
On April 10, the Russian occupiers continued offensive operations in the Kharkiv direction, but were unable to advance. On April 9 and 10, Russian troops attacked near Hluboke and Vovchansk.
RF Operation No. 2 - Luhansk region
On April 10, the Russian invaders continued to advance in the Kupyansk direction, but did not advance. On April 9 and 10, Putin's troops attacked in the area of Kamianka and Fyholivka, as well as in the direction of Pisky.
A Russian "military correspondent" stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a counterattack in an unspecified area in the Kupyansk direction.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian brigade operating in the Kupyansk direction reported on April 10 that Russian troops had conducted several assaults, including some mechanized ones, over the past week (approximately April 3-10) to identify weaknesses in the Armed Forces of Ukraine's defenses.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian border guard detachment operating in the Kupyansk direction reported that the occupiers are actively advancing in small infantry and armored groups, and noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine can stop the enemy by striking with UAVs in the Russian rear to destroy the enemy's logistics routes.
On April 10, the Russian invaders continued to advance in the Borova direction, but were unable to advance. On April 9 and 10, the Russian army attacked in the area of Zahryzove and Nova Kruglyakivka, in the area of Sergiivka and Nadia, in the area of Hrekivka and in the direction of Olhivka.
On April 10, the Russian occupiers continued ground attacks in the Lyman direction, but did not advance. On April 9 and 10, Russian troops advanced in the area of Novy, Katerynivka, Myrny, Yampolivka, Kolodyazi, and in the direction of Novomykhailivka and Zelena Dolyna.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian brigade operating in the Lyman direction reported on April 9 that Russian troops are beginning to attack in small groups consisting of one untrained - and sometimes unarmed - soldier and one well-trained soldier to expose and shell the firing positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, after which other small Russian assault groups attack in the same direction in 2-3 hours.
RF Operation No. 3 - Donetsk region
On April 10, the Russian invaders continued offensive operations in the Siversky direction, but did not advance. On April 9 and 10, Russian troops attacked in the direction of Dronivka, in the area of Hryhorivka, Bilohorivka and Verkhnyokamyanske.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine have recently advanced in the direction of Chasovoy Yar. As shown in the geolocated footage released on April 10, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have made slight advances along Tsentralna Street in the western part of Chasovoy Yar.
Meanwhile, advances are also recorded on the part of the Russian invaders in the Chasovoy Yar direction. Geolocated footage published on April 10 shows that Russian troops advanced along Pryvokzalna Street in the western part of Chasovoy Yar.
On April 9 and 10, the Russian occupiers attacked near Chasovoy Yar, near Kurdyumivka, Bila Hora and Stupochky.
Russian troops recently advanced approximately 4 km in the Toretsk direction, but are unlikely to hold stable positions after the offensive, according to an ISW publication.
Geolocated footage published on April 7 shows that the Russians advanced approximately along the T-0516 Toretsk-Konstantinovka highway to Nelipivka. The footage shows the Armed Forces of Ukraine striking two Russian vehicles along the road, and Russian infantry dismounting in the surrounding areas.
It is unclear whether the infantry troops have secured positions in the adjacent areas or whether the Russian troops were probing Ukrainian positions. Additional geolocated footage published on April 10 shows that Russian troops recently advanced south of Krymsky (northwest of Toretsk), but this change likely did not occur in the last 24 hours
On April 9 and 10, Russian troops advanced near Toretsk itself, near Dachny, Druzhba, Leonidivka, Oleksandropol and Shcherbynivka.
Russian invaders have recently advanced in the Pokrovsk direction. Geolocated footage published on April 10 shows that Russian troops advanced to the southern and western parts of Lysivka (southeast of Pokrovsk).
Russian occupiers attacked in the area of Oleksandropol and Vodyany Druhy, near Yelyzavetivka, Zelene Pole, Kalynove, Lysivka, Kotlyarivka, Zviryove, Udachne, Preobrazhenka, Bohdanivka, Troitsky, Novoolesandrivka, Kotlyne, and in the direction of Sergiivka on April 9 and 10.
The Khortytsia operational and strategic group of troops reported on April 10 that Russian troops unsuccessfully carried out a mechanized assault with eight armored vehicles in the direction of Yelyzavetivka, and that the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 1 tank and 6 armored vehicles of the enemy.
The spokesman of the Khortytsia operational and strategic group of troops, Colonel Viktor Tregubov, stated that the Russians continue to try to bypass Pokrovsk from the west and reach the T-0504 Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka highway.
Tregubov noted that the enemy will have to attack and capture Pokrovsk in order to achieve the Kremlin's political goal of capturing the entire Donetsk region.
Tregubov also stated that Russian troops use networks to protect ground lines of communication from Ukrainian drones.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian brigade operating in the Pokrovsk direction stated that the Russians recently conducted an intensified mechanized assault with a platoon consisting of three IFVs and one tank in the first wave, and two additional IFVs in the second wave in an unspecified area in the Pokrovsk direction.
The spokesman said that the enemy tried to hide the attack with the help of snowy weather and a smoke screen, but the windy weather softened the smoke screen and allowed the Armed Forces of Ukraine to identify and repel the attack.
He also said that Russian troops conduct mechanized assaults approximately every two to three days, and on other days they conduct infantry attacks in groups of two to three soldiers.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian brigade operating in the Novopavlivka direction (southwest of Pokrovsk) said that the enemy begins to attack only after artillery destroys frontline settlements.
The spokesman added that the Russians are withdrawing units that have lost combat capability from the front line and are constantly replenishing troops with infantry. He also noted that Ukrainian drones destroy 70 to 80 percent of enemy assault groups.
On April 10, the Russian invaders continued offensive operations in the Kurakhiv direction, but were unable to advance. On April 9 and 10, Russian troops attacked in the area of Andriivka, Konstantinopol and Bahatyr, and southwest of Kurakhove in the area of Rozlyv.
On April 10, Russian troops continued offensive operations in the Velyka Novosilka direction, but were unable to advance. On April 9 and 10, Russian occupiers attacked near Pryvilne and in the direction of Shevchenko.
"Southern Axis"
On April 10, the Russian invaders continued offensive operations in the west of the Zaporizhzhia region, but did not advance. On April 9 and 10, Russian troops carried out ground attacks near Stepove, Lobkove, Maly Shcherbaky and Shcherbaky.
On April 10, a Russian "military correspondent" stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine were counterattacking on the Lobkove-Stepove-Shcherbaky line.
On April 10, Russian invaders conducted limited offensive operations in the Dnipro (Kherson) direction, but were able to advance.
On April 10, the spokesman of the Ukrainian Navy, Captain of the Third Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk, reported that the ships of the Russian Navy continue to avoid operations in the Sea of Azov.
Pletenchuk said that Russian troops are moving the remnants of the fleet in occupied Crimea daily due to the threat of Ukrainian drone strikes.
Pletenchuk also said that alternative Russian naval bases, such as those in Sochi or Tuapse (Krasnodar Krai), do not have the same protection as the Russian base in Novorossiysk (Krasnodar Krai), and that the Russians are trying to use the port in Ochamchira in Russian-controlled Abkhazia (Georgia).
Pletenchuk noted that Russian invaders continue to launch Shahed-type drones from occupied Crimea.
As a reminder, DeepState analysts reported on the occupation of Oleksandropol in the Pokrovsk district of the Donetsk region. The enemy's advance near Novobakhmutivka and Uspenivka was also recorded.