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Rondeli Russian Military Digest

The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 218, from 6 January 2025, 14:00 to 11 January 2025, 15:00 Kyiv Time

Author: David Batashvili

This is a special issue of the Rondeli Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources.

 

Kursk Area

In the west, Russians took Leonidovo, Aleksandriya and Kruglenkoe, advancing in the direction of Staraya Sorochina. Heavy fighting went on in the northern part of village Pogrebki.

In the northeast, Russians advanced in the area west of Russkoe Porechnoe and north of Kositsa, possibly entering the first of these two villages. Fighting continued in the area of Berdin and Novosotnitskii.

In the southeast, Russians entered Makhnovka with fighting taking place within this village.

 

Belgorod Area

No major changes were noted in the area.

 

Kharkiv Area

Fighting in the area continued without major changes.

 

Svatove-Starobilsk Area and Donbas Area – North

Russians advanced within Dvorichna, and attacked towards Zapadne.

Ukrainians attacked in Hlushkivka, pushing Russians out of this village and entering Kolisnykivka.

Russians completed the capture of village Lozova, advancing in the western and southwestern directions from it.

Russians advanced a little west of Makiivka.

In the south, Russians completed the capture of Ivanivka, and unsuccessfully attacked from there towards Kolodyazi.

 

Donbas Area – Northeast

Russians attacked towards Verkhnokamyanske from the south. Otherwise, fighting in the area continued without major changes.

 

Toretsk-Kostyantynivka Area

Street fighting continued in Chasiv Yar.

Russians once again advanced a little east of village Stupochky after recently being pushed back in this area by Ukrainians.

Russians advanced within Toretsk, capturing most of it. Street fighting continued on the western and northern outskirts of the city.

 

Donbas Area – Southeast and South

Russians advanced northwest of Vozdvyzhenka. Fighting continued in Baranivka and Yelyzavetivka.

South of Pokrovsk, Russians completed the capture of village Zelene, and advanced within Pischane. Heavy fighting went on between the lines of Vovkove-Solone and Kotlyne-Udachne due to Russian attacks in the direction of the latter two villages.

Russians advanced from Ukrainka towards Yasenove, entering it from the east.

A little to the south, Russians took Slovyanka, completed the capture of Petropovlivka, and advanced from Shevchenko in the direction of Andriivka.

In the area west of Vremivka and Neskuchne, Russians advanced towards Novosilka.

 

Static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. The frontline in the area of Pokrovsk by the afternoon, 11 January 2025. All information on the maps is approximate.

 

Zaporizhzhia Area

Fighting in the area continued without major changes.

 

Black Sea-Dnipro River Area

Fighting in the area continued without major changes.

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