RT-Engels: 19-06-2026,
Russia’s push toward Slavyansk and Kramatorsk may matter far more than the headline-grabbing exchange of deep attacks
For the media, the main theme of this year’s spring-summer military campaign is the exchange of long-range strikes between Russia and Ukraine. Against this backdrop, news from the front recedes into the background. This is partially understandable: the conflict is now in its fifth year, and the capture of yet another small town isn’t exciting news for the media; it needs something new to write about.
Deep strike attacks, however, will not determine the outcome of the conflict; its fate will be sealed on the battlefield. The army that begins to crumble first, losing the ability to hold ground, will lose the war.
Several important events, which we had predicted at the beginning of the year, are currently unfolding: the Russian Army is conducting two strategic operations (in the Konstantinovka-Kramatorsk and Orekhovo-Zaporozhye fronts), as well as a third, auxiliary but very important operation to expand its zone of control along the ‘old’ Russia-Ukraine border.
Today, we will consider the main axis: through Konstantinovka to Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, which the Russian Army is approaching from three directions. This is where the battles for two major cities are coming to an end, and where, in mid-June, an important and difficult line along the Donets Ridge was secured.
Liman: North of the Seversky Donets
Liman is a city with a pre-war population of 20,000 and one of Ukraine’s largest railway stations.