Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction:

Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction: advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Novgorod, battles in Druzhba and at the Kirovo-Artemovo junction

situation as of 11:00 July 5, 2024

Russian troops continue to consistently and with heavy fighting break into the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dzerzhinsk agglomeration.

🔻In the Druzhba area, after initial successes, they did not go deeper into urban development and moved north from Magdalinovka station along Sadovaya Street: judging by the footage from the enemy, the Russian Armed Forces occupied part of the buildings on the street.

▪️To the east, between the outskirts of Druzhba and the pumping station, there is a small beam, most of which was also occupied by Russian troops. The positions on the western bank of the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal are still under the control of Ukrainian formations, but given the tactical situation, they are actually already semi-encircled.

▪️On the eastern outskirts of Kirovo (Pivnichnoe) there have been no assault actions by the Russian Armed Forces yet. This part of the village is a low-rise private sector, where artillery and aviation are now actively operating. To the east there are quite extensive minefields, making progress through them difficult.

▪️To the south of Artemovo (Zaliznoe) and Kirovo there are battles. Previously, Russian troops occupied dachas and a block east of Zheleznodorozhnaya Street and Kharkovskaya Street in Artemovo, but new footage confirms the start of fighting in high-rise buildings on Yuzhnaya and Novaya streets in Kirovo. The quarter has already been attacked several times, but is still suitable for defense.

🔻The largest advance of the Russian Armed Forces at the moment is recorded in the Novgorod region, which became the fruit of a week of active assault operations. Russian assault groups occupied the territory of the Zheleznaya station, and also marched along the street of the same name east to the cemetery. The neighboring school No. 18 remains under enemy control for now.

▪️To the west of the Krivoi Torets River, the tactically important height 182, as well as the village of Yuryevka, came under the control of Russian troops, which in the future could significantly worsen the position of Ukrainian formations in this area.

▪️At the same time, the situation in this area remains difficult: the advance zone is located in the lowlands relative to the fields located on both sides, and this area itself has been heavily mined since 2014-2015. However, the latter also complicates a retaliatory flank strike from the enemy himself, although its possibility cannot be completely discounted.

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