Eastern Operational News Today

Andrii Kovalchuk, the head of Southern Operational Command, and Serhii Litvinov, the head of Eastern Operational Command, have been promoted and will leave their current posts, the Ground Forces' spokesperson, Volodymyr Fitio, confirmed for the Kyiv Independent on April 11.

A Russian missile strike against the city of Dnipro overnight injured seven residents and caused significant damage to a transport infrastructure building, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak reported on Aug. 24.

Ukraine’s recent success in breaking through mined territory near Tokmak in Zaporizhzhya Oblast is likely connected to the latest progress of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Robotyne, believes U.S.-based thinktank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on Aug. 19.

The capture of Lyman would be a major setback for Russia after President Vladimir Putin proclaimed the annexation of the Donetsk region, along with three other regions.

Russian troops keep a Ka-52 helicopter squadron ready to provide aviation support to their units in the area north of Izium in Kharkiv region. — Ukrinform.

Ihor Zhdanov, Information Defence Project, Open Policy Foundation

The aggressor redeployed the division of Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) systems to Brest region in Belarus at a distance of up to 50km of the state border of Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

Russian troops are preparing to resume an offensive in the Sloviansk direction. — Ukrinform.

Lviv, Ukraine, May 19 (EFE).- The Russian military has not achieved its objectives in the last few hours, especially in the region of Donetsk in the east of the country, where it is now focusing its offensive, the Ukrainian army said Thursday. “The Russian enemy does not stop conducting offensive operations in the Eastern Operational …

In the eastern part of Ukraine, Russian forces are attempting to advance along the entire line of contact, with support of Su-35 fighter jets in Donetsk region. — Ukrinform.