War in ukraine

Donbass Shifts: Russian Forces Open New Tactical Axis

The war in Ukraine continues with summer military campaign of the Russian military. Russian forces are making incremental but tactically significant gains across multiple axes. Over the past week, Moscow’s troops have intensified pressure on key Donbass sectors, launching new assaults in the northern border areas, exploiting Ukraine’s dwindling reserves and artillery shortages. While dramatic breakthroughs are yet to come, the cumulative effect of these advances is gradually reshaping the entire front.

In recent days, Russian forces have solidified their presence in northern Kharkiv region, where they continue to push deeper into Ukrainian territory under the stated objective of creating a “security zone” to prevent cross-border shelling of Russian Belgorod region, having. The reported capture of the new border village of Degtyarnoye marks another step in this strategy.