Further Ukrainian gains on the Velyka Novosilka direction. Not only did the AFU restore full control over Piddubne, but also advanced towards Myrne. Active fighting is going on in the marked areas
🔵+10.4 km² for Ukraine
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Ukrainianian forces are continuing their operations in Kostiantinivka and reached the Kryvyi Torets river. Area of infiltration is 1 km².
🔴-1 km²
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Russian forces have again lost ground on the Prosyana/Velyka Novosilka direction (Donetsk/Dnipro region). After successful counterattacks, the AFU restored control over Lisne and advanced towards Sichneve and Oleksandrohrad.
🔵+17.8 km² for Ukraine
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Novopavlivka direction, Dnipro region. Ukrainian Defense forces are pushing further towards the border of the Donetsk region.
🔵+8.53 km² for Ukraine
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This is some crazy shit. Like he has cornered himself into a corner. Like bat shit crazy.
May be some of my Ukrainian mutuals want to tell him one or two things?
Ping: @MargoGontar@Oksii33@Jpod_art@BiankaB12
Summary of Russia's missile and drone attacks on Ukraine over the last week (July 13-19, 2026):
The following was launched:
~ 44 Kh-59/69 cruise missiles
~ 42 Iskander-M ballistic missiles
~ 16 modified S-400 ballistic missiles
~ 7 Kh-31P anti-radar missiles
~ 6 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles
~ 5 Oniks supersonic cruise missiles
~ 4 Kh-22/32 cruise missiles
~ 822+ drones (Geran-2/3/4/5, Italmas, Gerbera, Banderol).
That's a total of ~123 missiles, of which a *minimum* of 15 were shot down (8 S-400s, 5 Kh-59/69s, 2 Iskander-Ms).
Note: the drone count does not include FPV drones such as Molniya-1.
Missile strikes were carried out on Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Kyiv Oblasts, while drone strikes were carried out on Odesa, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, and Zhytomyr Oblasts.
Note: The locations shown on the map are approximate. One dot does not necessarily represent only one strike.
On the Staryi Saltiv direction, Kharkiv region, Russian froces captured the town Vilcha, and proceeded attacking towards Balka Zemlianyi Yar.
🔴+12.9 km² for Russia
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The Ukrainian 425th SAR "Skelya"'s official statement confirms that their two soldiers were indeed captured as POWs by Russia's 4th Army after a task to show flags in Kostyantynivka's Palace of Culture but denies the capture of Kostyantynivka by the Russians.
"Statement on the capture of our servicemen in Kostyantynivka
The 425th separate assault regiment "Skelya" is aware of the information disseminated by Russian resources regarding the capture of our servicemen. Work is currently underway to establish all the circumstances of the incident. We cannot disclose the details of the operation in the city.
Russian propaganda is trying to present a separate episode of the battle as a refutation of the results of the entire operation in Kostyantynivka. This is manipulation. Fighting for the city continues, and individual successes or losses of the parties do not change the overall picture of the battle.
For the regiment, the capture of our comrades is extremely painful news. But the most important thing is that our fighters remained alive, and the regiment will facilitate all necessary procedures for their speedy return home.
During the same battles, our servicemen also captured two occupiers. This once again confirms the battles were fierce and cannot be reduced to one separate episode, which is used by Russian propaganda today.
War does not consist only of victories. Successful completion of a combat mission does not mean the absence of losses. After any clearing, the enemy tries to regain lost positions and conducts counterattacks.
The demonstration of Ukrainian prisoners of war does not indicate either the capture of Kostyantynivka or the defeat of the regiment. The enemy traditionally uses prisoners of war as a tool of information warfare, trying to demoralize Ukrainian society and discredit the military command.
We are waiting for the return of each of our servicemen and ask not to help the enemy spread his manipulations."
As said yesterday in a post I had deleted due to lack of proper confirmation, my position is firmly against such flag-showing tasks for propaganda purposes.
While they generally do have a purpose regarding the general public, they are practically risky, expose their position, and involve an unnecessary infiltration to a position.
Flag games are tactics that Russia is using, which lead to losses on their part, and they're tactics from which Ukraine should distance itself as it's going forward to a modern army.
Their purpose in Skelya's specific case is also dampened because of their poor reputation, which is not unfounded seeing their past false statements (here's one that I've been personally able to debunk myself today: https://t.co/sa7DtUGhvG) and other flagging tasks.
@PMapping832 Yep. I already corrected the advance, as it was wrong... And i said Balka Zemlyanyi Yar, Balka means ravine, the villlage is directly near Bylyi Kolodiaz
Forgot to report on it: On July 13, Hungarian President Sulyok Tamás was removed from office after new constitution changes, which made him the 53rd politician who left the office before the end of term due to Zelenskyy's handshake curse.
In a recent image posted by the National Police of Ukraine showing the aftermath of Russian Geran-2 drone strikes on "civilian infrastructure" in Sumy, a pile of boxes is visible in the background, with the logo of the "VYRIY" military tech company on them.
"VYRIY" specialises in the production of FPV drones, fixed-wing drones, ground robotic complexes, and other components and control systems for FPV drones, supplying to over 200 units of the Ukrainian military.
The post was then hastily deleted by the National Police of Ukraine after they realised what was showing.
Added new layer to the map, that shows Russian territories that were once under AFU control.
Added territories:
-Kursk region/sudzha
-Volfino
-Otruba
-Shchetinovka
-Demidovka
-Grayvoron/Kozinka
-Zhuravlevka
-Murom/Novaya Tavolzhanka
📌Map: https://t.co/2Mo8T1LsX9