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

💥D1622-Aug 5th 00:00Z: Russian Armed Forces are fighting for Matiyevo, south of Dobropillya Russian troops are continuing to dismantle the remnants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defensive zone near Dobropillya. This time, the Russian Armed Forces have engaged in fighting for the village of Matiyevo, south of Dobropillya. The advance into the settlement was made possible thanks to previous successes, namely the liberation of Belitsky, Chernigovka, Shevchenko, Vodyanskoye, and Svetlogoye. Currently, Russian army has “dismantled” at least half of the powerful Ukrainian Armed Forces fortified area that was protecting Dobropillya from the south. Russian Armed Forces units delivered a series…