Can Kasapoğlu
1. Battlefield Assessment: Russian Troops Enter Pokrovsk
Last week saw a reduction in tactical engagements across the battle space. According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Ukrainian forces fought between 120 and 140clashes per day on average, down from the previous week’s peak of over 200.
The Ukrainian military has officially admitted that Russian troops have entered Pokrovsk. Open-source images from the embattled city depict heavy urban warfare. Elite Russian combat formations, in addition to preying on Ukrainian drone operators, are likely targeting Ukrainian information superiority and reconnaissance-strike capabilities. Last summer, Ukrainian sources identified Russian sabotage groups in the city, which remains key to the defense of eastern Ukraine.
Russia targeted Kherson with multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS), deliberately hitting civilians with artillery fire. The Kupiansk, Orikhiv, Vovchansk, and Lyman sectors also saw heavy combat.
In addition, the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) continued to launchoverwhelming missile and drone salvos. And as winter descends on Ukraine, widespread power outages plague the country.
2. Drone Warfare Update
New developments in drone warfare continued to shape the battle space. Open-source intelligence revealed the existence of a Russian unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) equipped with an electronic warfare suite designed to intercept aerial drones. The visual evidence of this novel platform suggests that robotic warfare has reached a new paradigm in which UGVs operate as soft-kill platforms in counter-drone defenses. This report will continue to note the new system’s frontline deployment as open-source intelligence reveals further details.
Drone wreckage data that Ukraine has obtained from multiple intercepted platforms suggests that the Russian military is equipping its Iran-designed Shahed drones with Chinese-made camera systems and radio-datalink suites. These advances enable operator-in-the-loop course corrections—targeting adjustments performed by a human in real-time—at a range of about 124 miles.
Drone Wreckage Shows Chinese-Made Camera. Image via Serhii Flash (@serhii_flash) on Telegram.
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