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Battle Of Selydove
The Pokrovsk offensive is an ongoing military operation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces with the primary goal of capturing the strategic city of Pokrovsk in western Donetsk Oblast. Fighting increased with the Russian advance into and subsequent capture of Prohres on 18 and 19 July 2024, a turning point for the Russian offensive northwest of Avdiivka following the latter's capture in February 2024, and has taken place in numerous settlements east and south of Pokrovsk in Pokrovsk Raion. Background Following the Russian success in the battle of Avdiivka, their forces significantly advanced north and northwest of the city to form a salient in the succeeding months. The success in the battle of Ocheretyne, fought over a town northwest of Avdiivka, led to further gains in the months leading up to July 2024. Offensive Early advances (18–31 July) On 17 July 2024, fighting began over Prohres, a village in central Donetsk Oblast, and Russian force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Ukraine Campaign
Ukraine's easternmost oblasts, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kharkiv, have been the site of an ongoing theatre of operation since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The battle of Donbas was a major offensive in the eastern theatre that took place in mid-2022. By the culmination of the offensive in July 2022, Russian forces and their separatist allies had captured the cities of Sievierodonetsk, Lysychansk, Rubizhne and Izium. However, in early September, Ukraine launched a major counteroffensive in the east, which recaptured the cities of Izium, Balakliia, Kupiansk, Sviatohirsk and the strategic city of Lyman, Ukraine, Lyman. The counteroffensive stalled east of the Oskil river, and Luhansk Oblast campaign, a campaign in eastern Kharkiv Oblast and western Luhansk Oblast has continued since, though Donetsk Oblast has remained the most active area of the frontline. In the winter of 2022–2023, Russia focused on capturing the city of Bakhmut, largely destroy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prohres
Prohres (; Russian: Прогресс) is a village in Hrodivka settlement hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is currently under Russian occupation. The population was 390 at the 2001 Ukrainian census. History Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine The village has come under Russian airstrikes multiple times since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It came under Russian pressure on around 26 June 2024 amid recent Russian advancements in the area. On 18 July, it was entered by Russian forces, and was captured the following day. The seizure of the village was attributed to insufficient weapon supplies, deficient training, and decreased motivation. On 25 July, following further Russian advancements south of Prohres, two battalions of the Ukrainian 31st Mechanized Brigade were close to being encircled. Demographics According to the 2001 Ukrainian census The 2001 Ukrainian census is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
The 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade () 31 ОМБр is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023. The brigade is one of the brigades the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian army formed on its own, with mostly older ex-Soviet equipment, including T-64, T-64BV tanks as well as American-made Maxxpro, MaxxPro armored trucks. The brigade has been described as inexperienced by Forbes.https://twitter.com/Militarylandnet/status/1673289712939806721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1673289712939806721%7Ctwgr%5Efa3ee7b096aee25eb965bf4c681e193a07cea1eb%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fembedly.forbes.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3D3ce26dc7e3454db5820ba084d28b4935schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttp3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FMilitarylandnet%2Fstatus%2F1673289712939806721image%3D History The brigade was formed during the winter of 2022–23. By June 2023 the unit was involved in counteroffensive operations around the village of Rivnopil, Velyka No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
