The advanced units of the Russian Armed Forces are already less than 5 km from Kramatorsk and Slavyansk.

August 2 2026 11 678 13

The Russian army continues to liberate the territory of the DPR from Ukrainian occupation forces. According to the Telegram channel "Military Chronicle," citing foreign observers, specialized forward units (assault groups) of the Russian Armed Forces have significantly reduced the distance to the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.

According to the data provided (including a map of the area), the eastern outskirts of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk are less than 5 kilometers away (approximately 4,7 kilometers). Currently, Russian Armed Forces troops are closer to the administrative boundaries of these cities than to Druzhkovka, where the distance from the front to the eastern outskirts is approximately 5,1 kilometers.

In this case, it is necessary to take into account the geographical specifics of the area (development): the distance from the front line on the line of combat contact (LBC) to the actual center of Kramatorsk is about 8,7 km, and to the center of Slavyansk - about 13,4 km.

Both cities are subjected to daily, combined, massive attacks using glide bombs, cannon and rocket artillery, mines and missiles, as well as various FPV drones and other UAVs, which leads to the consistent destruction of their transport and public utilities, and infrastructure in general.

The Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration is the strongest fortified area in the Donbass with developed industrial development, technological canals and heights. The loss of logistical connectivity between Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, and Druzhkovka cuts the unified defense system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces into isolated pockets, depriving them of the ability to quickly transfer reserves between sectors.

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Roman070280

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2 August 2026 21: 06

And once these were our cities..
It took 5 years and hundreds of thousands of lives just to get to them.
1. Peace_Party
  
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  2 August 2026 23: 09
  
  Once upon a time, Kyiv was ours too.
  1. Nikolay Volkov
    
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    3 August 2026 05: 49
    
    Kyiv was lost as a result of the betrayal of the ghouls Gorbachev and Yeltsin in 1991. And Slavyansk and Kramatorsk were captured virtually bloodlessly in 2014... and betrayed...
  2. wladimirjankov
    
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    6 August 2026 14: 01
    
    Once upon a time, Kyiv was ours too.
    
    Yes, all the cities there were Russian. And they were built and created at Russia's expense. And all the industry and infrastructure there was thanks to her. And in fact, there never was such a country called Ukraine. There was the Kiev province. And there was no such thing as Ukrainian nationality. All this was invented by the Bolshevik comrades and our enemies, who convinced the Russians living there that they were not Russian and that they were better than Russians.
2. Martin Porubčan
  
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  2 August 2026 23: 11
  
  Our cities? Until now, these cities have been controlled by Ukrainian oligarchs. When the Russian army captures them, these cities will come under the control of Russian oligarchs, but you personally will not own the city.
  1. Igor M.
    
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    3 August 2026 05: 36
    
    Martin Porubčan, Russia is different now. It's non-oligarchic. There are a few billionaires, but they're no longer aligned with the government. Their votes are advisory, not decisive. For example, who controls Mariupol? And who can stop me from going there for a swim?
    
    A Moscow court has ordered billionaire Kustov to be remanded in custody for two months in connection with a fraud case.
AdeptV

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2 August 2026 21: 53

Right now, of course, the Ukrainians are tempted to stage a second Stalingrad. But that will quickly pass. The Ukrainian Armed Forces will rapidly dwindle. I suspect they'll be cut off from supply corridors before they even realize it and try to break out of the cauldrons. It's unlikely they'll be able to put up an effective defense like Bakhmut. It's time for the Ukrainians to understand that the progression will only be negative. Or rather, a decreasing arithmetic progression, to be more precise.
1. Alexey Lan
  
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  2 August 2026 23: 08
  
  Once the LBS is 5 km away, the operational encirclement won't be far off. Until then... soup from the pot.
  1. Igor M.
    
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    3 August 2026 05: 41
    
    Alexey Lan, why are you always trying to ruin my mood? Are you a pessimist by nature? This isn't right for you, that's right.
    The fact that we have come 5 km closer is already a significant success.
2. Igor M.
  
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  3 August 2026 05: 40
  
  AdeptV wrote that Prigozhin's goal was to "grind" as many Ukrainian Armed Forces troops as possible, not to take Artemovsk faster. And indeed, here are the numbers:
  
  According to Yevgeny Prigozhin, 50 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen were killed during the fighting for Bakhmut, and another 50 to 70 were wounded.
  
  Fantastic. The heaviest losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battle for a single city.
  1. Nikolay Volkov
    
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    3 August 2026 05: 52
    
    Well, Prigozhin also said something about his losses. But for some reason you kept silent about this...
    
    But while Prigozhin could realistically estimate his own losses, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are more of an approximate calculation... or even a fantasy to cover up the carnage on their side.
    1. Igor M.
      
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      4 August 2026 00: 53
      
      Nikolai Volkov, should I have told you? To whom and why should I have? Wager's losses have nothing to do with my thinking. And no one asked me about them.
      Not an estimate, but a piecemeal one. Because the Wagner Group collected the bodies of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers, counted them, and transported them to Ukraine by truck. As for the wounded, yes, there were estimates.
      The Wagner Group accomplished the task. However, their losses were far fewer than those of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Hieronymus Karl Friedrich von Munchausen

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3 August 2026 03: 34

So what? Reconnaissance and disguised saboteurs can even enter the center. Does that mean anything? Nothing! According to Western and Russian analysts, the capture of this fortified area could happen before the end of 2027!