Rybar reporting major Ukrainian advances in the Velyka Novosilka area, with Ukrainian forces capturing Neskuchne and Blahodatne "almost without a fight", and moving on Urozhaine and Novodonets'ke.
Ukrainian forces are pushing deep behind initial Russian lines in the area now
Wargonzo may be right (I hate saying that), and I think he confirms that Staromlynivka is a trigger point for the commitment of more strategic Russian reserves, in line with Russian defensive doctrine.
Notably, almost every vehicle seen abandoned in this engagement a few days ago suffered a mobility kill alone. The crews almost certainly survived and evacuated.
At this point, the goal should be refitting said crews as quickly as possible and sending them back out.
NATO platforms are doing exactly what they should, keeping valuable personnel alive and unharmed.
If these individual units can't be recovered, new material should be prioritized for future deliveries.
The Russian tank crew isn't going to be fighting anymore after their turret toss, the Leopard/Abrams crew is going to be ready to go after their ammunition storage blows out the side and they walk away.
Russians released photos of a combined Ukrainian mechanized assault utilizing Leopard 2A4s, 2A6s, M2A2 Bradley IFVs, and M113s in Mala Tokmachka, Zaporizhia Oblast.
Solontsi, Kherson Oblast, has effectively become part of the Dnipro River, as floodwaters continue to rise nearly 36 hours after the Kakhovka dam breach.
Floodwaters have inundated a large portion of the low-lying areas of the City of Kherson, especially in the Ostrivska area.