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Ukraine‑Russia Ukraine–Russia conflict: intensified Russian offensive
After seizing Following the seizure of Konstantinovka in early July, Russian forces redirected their main thrust to toward the Slavansk‑Kramatorsk axis in eastern Ukraine. From late July, intensive Slavansk–Kramatorsk axis. Intensive shelling with using KAB bombs, Shahed loitering drones drones, and maneuverable FPV drones reduced the cities to rubble and has extended Russian fire control up to 40 km behind the front, while attempts to infiltrate Konstantinivka aimed to encircle Ukrainian defenders in Chasiv Yar. In early August, Moscow escalated rocket attacks on Kyiv, overwhelming the city’s air‑defence air-defense shield. Glide‑bomb The increased use of glide-bomb munitions struck bridges on the Izyum‑Sloviansk Izyum–Sloviansk highway, disrupting supply routes, and routes. During this period, elite Ukrainian drone units units, such as the KRAKEN squad squad, suffered heavy losses. President Vladimir Putin reportedly expressed heightened frustration and ordered larger‑scale bombardments across the capital and surrounding regions. By 6 August, Ukraine’s Patriot batteries had exhausted PAC-3 interceptors, leaving the skies vulnerable to missiles and drones. vulnerable. Russian strikes also hit logistics hubs, energy facilities facilities, and the key Odessa port, where dozens of commercial vessels were damaged, and devastated while devastating fuel supplies in the Kharkiv region. By 8 August, Russian pressure intensified through both aerial and ground offensives. Ballistic ballistic missile strikes in the Kyiv region caused fatalities, including a child, while and an attack in the south Kherson hit a medical facility in Kherson, injuring four healthcare workers. facility. On the ground, Russian forces made tactical advances near Kostiantynivka and continued pressuring the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration, resulting in reports of Ukrainian retreats and abandoned equipment. Combat remains Kostiantynivka, with combat remaining most intense in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions. In response, the Ukrainian command is began restructuring military assets, redistributing specialized units assets and placing certain battalions under the direct command of the Azov brigade to consolidate personnel brigade. By late August, the situation in vulnerable sectors. Kramatorsk intensified. The city has faced daily strikes from dozens of glide bombs and constant FPV drone activity during both day and night. Much of the city is now covered in anti-drone netting, and many local businesses have closed as the area remains a critical regimental hub.