The drone war is a distraction. Watch the front

The drone war is a distraction. Watch the front The outcome of the Ukraine conflict will be decided on the battlefield, not by long-range strikes. Russia is currently conducting strategic operations aimed at Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, approaching from multiple directions and employing tactics honed in urban combat and difficult terrain. The fall of cities like Liman and Konstantinovka, achieved through encirclement and exhaustion of Ukrainian forces, demonstrates Russia’s strategy to control supply lines and force enemy retreats.

• The war’s outcome will be determined by which army crumbles first on the battlefield, not by long-range strikes.
• Russia is conducting strategic operations toward Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, and Slavyansk from three directions.
• The capture of Liman, a key railway hub, is nearing completion, with remaining Ukrainian forces likely attempting a withdrawal.
• Control of Liman brings Russian forces within 10 km of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, threatening their main supply route.
• Fighting along the Rai-Aleksandrovka front has advanced through difficult terrain, crossing the Seversky Donets-Donbass Canal and securing key defensive points.
• Konstantinovka, a large captured city, demonstrates Russian tactics of encircling urban areas to control communication lines and deplete enemy garrisons.
• Ukrainian defenses in southern Konstantinovka collapsed due to exhaustion, leading to a large-scale encirclement of Ukrainian forces.
• The Russian army has employed perfected urban assault tactics and operations in rough terrain in its advance toward Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.