They come across the entire line: the ISW confirmed the successes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation near Kupyansk, Kreminna and Bakhmut (maps)
The geolocated footage for February 4 shows that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation had slightly advanced north of Sinkivka and east of Yampolivka. About it writes "Institute of War Study" in the summary of February 5. Ukrainian military observer Konstantin Mashovets reported that the units of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the Russian Federation failed to surround the tactical grouping of defense force, which defends the area of the P07 route (Svatovo-Kreminna).
But, apparently, Russian troops are preparing a new attack. Mashovets reported that the Russian units tried to break through the border of Kislivka - Kotlyarivka (northwest of Svatov) to take a group of defense forces in the steppe Novoselivka area into a tactical environment and eventually displace east from the P07 highway.
According to Mashovets, the 12th tank regiment, however, failed to break through Kyslivka-Kotlar from the south, and the 26th Tank Regiment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation lost the pace before it managed to complete the tactical environment from the north.
Mashovets reported that attempts to surround the grouping of Ukrainian troops in the Novoselivka Stepova area are not stopped, and the units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are reinforced for the next attempt to break the Ukrainian borders from the south. After a recent blow, HIMARS in the occupied Lisichansk died at least one influential Russian official from the occupation administration.
According to the head of the so -called "LNR" Leonid Pasichnyk, on February 3, the "Minister" for emergency situations, Colonel Alexei Poteleshchenko, was killed from the strike of HIMARS. According to other sources, 28 people were killed during the impact, many of them could be officials, prosecutors and law enforcement officers of the occupation administration who gathered for the celebration. But there is no confirmation in ISW.
Recently, Russian troops have made a confirmed advancement in the Siversk (northeast of Bakhmut). Geolovanized footage, published on February 3, showed the promotion of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation north of Merry (15 km from Siversk). On February 5, positional battles continued in Bakhmut, but no confirmed changes in the front line were recorded. Ukrainian and Russian sources report that positional battles continued in the Bogdanivka, Klischivka and Ivanivskyi area.
On February 5, position fights west and southwest of Donetsk. But there were no confirmed changes in this section of the front line. They report fights west of the city, in the area of Krasnogorivka and in the area of Novomykhailivka and Georgiivka. According to Konstantin Mashovets, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are preparing to move the main efforts north of Novomikhailivka in the direction of Alexandrovka - Novomikhailivka and Marinka - Victory.
On February 5, positional battles continued in the area. Fighting was reported in the Golden Niva and Sweet. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation operate near Staromayorsky and Novodonetsk. KA-52 helicopters were struck in the Malynivka area in the published footage. The line has not changed in this section, positional collisions continue. Russian sources reported advance in the South East, but with a clarification that it is unknown whether it was possible.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the forces of defense repelled four Russian attacks near the robot. Positive battles continue on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region. The well -known pro -Kremlovsky blogger reported that the Armed Forces is using mobile electronic fighting systems when they cross the river. It is reported that Russian drones are still causing effective blows to the Armed Forces on the Dnieper.