Another problem is the significant "credit" balcony north of Kostyantynivka. Of all the settlements designated as liberated, Maiske was recently squeezed out, but only more than three months after the official announcement.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Rybar assesses situation near Kostyantynivka
19/ Rybar, which provides an OSINT-based assessment of the front lines that is fairly consistent with Ukrainian assessments (such as the one from Deep State above), calls out the situation around Kostyantynivka and elsewhere in the region:
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Mahdalynivka report 10 km behind
Another 'credit' report about Mahdalynivka has already been sent to the commander, as far as I know. It's a monstrous situation, when the situation on the ground lags behind the reports by 10 kilometres.
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False claims of advances and Kupyansk situation called out
16/ "I've lost 12 people during this time, and some dude is going to tell me this is war!" As well as the ongoing situation at Kupyansk, which is still the subject of verifiably false official claims, bogus reports of advances elsewhere are also being called out.
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Desperate soldiers in dire conditions, drones shot down, resorting to drinking urine.
15/ "They shot down all the birds [drones] that our side threw food at us with; some guys have already drunk their own piss because there's nothing fucking funny here! While these assholes are having fun and don't treat us like living people, this will continue to happen.
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Contradictory reports: village capture vs. reality of counterattacks.
13/ "Those looking for medals and a pat on the head reported that everything was awesome, we took the village and are now courageously repelling counterattacks, but no one wanted to say that these idiots reported ahead of schedule and now, to back up their words,…
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False reports lead to real soldier deaths: personal testimony
9/ "The soldiers and their immediate commanders don't applaud, because every false figure in a report translates into real deaths, 200s [killed] or [wounded] 300s. And I know this firsthand.
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Vague successes escalate through ranks, creating false victories
4/ 'Time_of_Tremor' explains the consequences: "Mid-level commanders, fearing reprimands from their superiors, paint vague successes in reports, which are then passed on to higher-ups, where, at the next level, these non-existent victories become confirmed facts."
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Russian Commanders Falsify Success, Causing Unnecessary Soldier Deaths in Ukraine, Say Warbloggers
1/ Huge numbers of Russian soldiers are dying unnecessarily in Ukraine because commanders at every level are falsifying claims of success, according to Russian warbloggers. "To back up their words, they're sending people to their deaths," says one front-line soldier.
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Nightfall bilan: Ukrainian strikes and defenses
During the night, Ukrainian forces shot down 27 Russian missiles and 315 UAVs: 14 of 18 Iskander-M / S-300 ballistic missiles
13 of 15 Kh-101 cruise missiles
315 of 339 UAVs
0 of 1 Zircon anti-ship missile
