[UPDATE – Aug 15th, 2026] Ukraine – Russia WAR: Situation on the Ground – August 2026, 1/2

💥D1627-Aug 10th 00:00Z: Russian Armed Forces are tightening the “pocket” in the Kharkiv region, advancing into the inner defensive perimeter near Dobropillia During the past week, Russian troops completed the fighting for Bilyi Kolodets and continued to tighten the emerging “pocket” across the valley of the Plotva River. Further advances towards Kupiansk could reduce the corridor for the Ukrainian forces’ withdrawal to less than 13 km. South of Dobropillia, assault units entered Matiashovo, which formed part of the enemy’s inner defensive perimeter. In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the Russian Armed Forces liberated Zarynka and are now close to Dolynka, while in…