21:42Update from Ukraine | Awesome! Ukraine is up to Encircle Russian Army in Lyman
Denys Davydov opens his 7 August update on a Russian published map showing something he did not expect: Ukraine counterattacking at Lyman, a town he had already written off for this year. Pontoon bridges over the Siverskyi Donets let Ukraine put real force across, and the counterattack arrows now threaten to jam the Russian grouping west of the town against a single supply road from Zelena Dolyna. He then cross checks the rest of the Russian map against his own information, from the flags planted west of Pokrovsk to the coming fight for Komar, argues Russia is attacking less this month because it cannot supply the attacks, and shows drone footage of a convoy escort who cannot find a drone that is not talking to any operator. The last third is a hard two year retrospective on the Kursk operation, built on Clement Molin's assessment, plus Davydov's hopes for the new commander in chief Drapatyi and his anger at the claim that Washington is withholding air defence as leverage.














































































































































































































































