Putin's army enters KupianskThis town in eastern Kharkiv became the first where Russian forces fulfilled their objectives of the major summer offensive – they managed to break through to the northern outskirts of Kupiansk and begin urban battles, which are likely to continue until the war ends. The Russians broke through via Myrne to Sobolivka and approached the Kharkiv-Kupiansk highway, a crucial logistics artery. Disrupting logistics is the main goal for the enemy, as it would make defending the city much more difficult.Ukraine-Russia war live map, August 22-30On the other hand, these rapid infantry breakthroughs have a fragile foundation that can be cut off around Holubivka. The occupiers still haven’t managed to establish a bridgehead for heavy armored vehicles across the Oskil River, nor have they gained full control of Kindrashivka. They cannot accumulate a large number of troops here, and their progress has been quite slow. For example, it took them over two months to advance just 7 km, capturing two villages – Radykivka and Myrne. Therefore, the assault on Kupiansk will occur with extremely limited resources, as the Russians themselves risk running out of supplies.Deep breakthroughs to LymanFor the first time in a long while, Ukrainian forces were able to counterattack and reclaim two villages from the enemy: Novomykhailivka in Donetsk and Hrekivka in Luhansk, stabilizing the front in the southern Borysiv direction. For quite some time, the Defense Forces have successfully repelled the occupiers along the Netryus River in the Karpyvka area.However, in the past few days, the Putin regime has managed to make three painful breakthroughs toward Lyman, which could collapse all of our defenses to the north of the city. From Zelena Dolyna, the Russians broke through 3.5 km to Shandryholove, and another 6 km toward Drobysheve. This has placed the main supply route through Drobysheve under threat. However, there are still many forest and field roads that the enemy must deal with.The enemy also captured Kolodyazi, where the Ukrainian forces had been holding the defense since March this year, when the invaders crossed the Chornyi Zherebets River and established a foothold on the right bank. Now, after capturing Kolodyazi, the only village between the enemy and Lyman is one. Therefore, preparations must be made to defend Lyman, as battles for it may begin before the “green zones” disappear.Ukraine-Russia war live map, August 22-30Moreover, the Russian forces are not only advancing from the north but also from the west, where they have completely driven our troops from the left bank of Zherebets and crossed the river in Zarichne, securing the central part of the village. Zarichne is the last village before Lyman from the east. It’s less than 9 km from the fortified zone, so the city has been evacuating civilians for some time. The population here was once over 22,000, but now fewer than 3,500 remain.Another emerging threat, following the retreat of Ukrainian forces from the Serebryansky Forest, is the crossing of the Siverskyi Donets River to the north of Siversk, possibly encircling the town and reopening the Sloviansk front. The enemy is already advancing on both banks of the Siverskyi Donets River. From the right bank, they have nearly occupied Hryhorivka and are constantly attacking Serebryanka.Enemy forces close in on Kostiantynivka, while the situation near Dobropillia remains in fluxUkrainian forces stopped the advance on Dobropillia, but they have not yet been able to fully encircle and destroy the Russian forces that made a deep breakthrough into our rear. Russian forces are trying to seize this opportunity and continue their offensive. They have involved a large number of aircraft, including dropping KABs. In the Maikak area, the enemy reinforced their troops, throwing them into a breakthrough at Volodymyrivka. However, the Defense Forces not only repelled the attack but also pushed the invaders back to Maikak. The situation is hanging by a thread and can change at any moment.Ukraine-Russia war live map, August 22-30Meanwhile, the enemy wants to make another breakthrough next door – from Poltavka to Druzhkivka. They are stretching our already limited reserves.From the southern flank, the Putin regime broke through to Bila Hora and Oleksandro-Shultyn, which is just over 5 km from Kostiantynivka via a straight road. Intense fighting continues for the village. In the Klyban-Bitske reservoir area, the enemy has been attacking Katerynivka for a long time, but the Defense Forces still control part of the village.Assault on Pokrovsk shifts direction againWhile the invaders are stuck fighting for villages on the outskirts of Myrnohrad and have not succeeded in attempting to encircle Pokrovsk from the north through Rodynske, they have changed tactics and returned to their initial plan. The Russians intensified their frontal assault on the city via Zvirove and Shevchenko, as they desperately need to take the city and engage in urban battles before deep autumn begins. They have been stuck here for more than half a year.Ukraine-Russia war live map, August 22-30The occupying Russian forces also managed to seize part of Udachne and Kotlyne, which Ukrainian forces successfully repelled several months ago. Now, the villages are again half in the hands of the Russian invaders, who are attempting to break through these settlements toward the last road that provides supplies to the city. Though it’s just over 4 km away, this distance is saturated with defensive positions, so the Russian forces will have to come up with another plan. For almost two months, they have not been able to break through our defenses between Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka. The front here has essentially frozen near the administrative border with Dnipropetrovsk.Russian breakthrough into Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regionsIn the area of Novopavlivka, Ukrainian forces are successfully defending, and in some areas, they are making successful counterattacks. Due to a lack of manpower, the Putin regime failed to maintain control over the villages of Zelenyi Hai and Tolstoi. They also haven’t been able to close the pockets that formed around Komar and Piddubne. Therefore, the Defense Forces have a real chance to cut off the metastasizing reach the enemy previously extended to Oleksandrhrad and Andriivka-Klevtsove.Ukraine-Russia war live map, August 22-30However, further south, the Russian troops continue their practice of deep breakthroughs. They bypassed the Defense Forces' stronghold in Sichneve and, through woods and gullies, advanced 5–6 km deep into our territory, reaching the villages of Novoselivka and Vorone, where battles are currently taking place. A similar situation occurred further south near Komyshuvakha. Here, the enemy has not managed to capture Malyivka but bypassed our positions even further south and occupied the first two villages in Dnipropetrovsk region – Zaporizke and Novogeorgiivka, thus creating a threat of encircling our defenders in Komyshuvakha, which is being decided by the battles for Vorone.Ukraine-Russia war live map, August 22-30Further south, Russian forces are advancing deep into Zaporizhzhia region. They have managed to break through another 500 meters near Olhivske, aiming to encircle our stronghold in Poltavka. However, they have not yet succeeded in capturing Olhivka itself.Counterattacks on Russia – thwarting offensive plansAs August ends, the Russian troops (despite some gains) have strategically failed to achieve significant results on the battlefield. One of the reasons for their failures is that Ukrainians have significantly increased their strikes on strategic targets in Russia throughout August. Particularly in the south, in Rostov, Volgograd regions, and Krasnodar Krai, during peak transport times, when all Russians rushed to the only available sea, Ukrainian drones hit the railway infrastructure. In August alone, Ukrainian drones destroyed or heavily damaged more than 17 railway facilities.Priority targets included factories involved in the war effort—11 sites across Russia, from Chuvashia to Stavropol. Another priority became drone storage facilities along the front line, as well as places where drone parts were collected, such as the airfield in Primorsk-Akhtarsk and the ship Olya-4, in the Olya port in the Caspian Sea. Olya-4 was transporting parts for Shahed drones from Iran. In Tatarstan, a drone hit a container terminal through which trade with China takes place.In addition, across Russia, oil refineries continue to explode. In total, 9 refineries in Samara, Saratov, Ryazan, Rostov, Volgograd, Krasnodar, and Komi republics have been targeted, with some drones hitting multiple times.The SBU and Special Operations Forces also successfully attacked the largest gas processing complex in Russia, located in Ust-Luga, near St. Petersburg, and hit the Druzhba oil pipeline twice in Bryansk and Tambov regions, disrupting oil supply to Hungary and Slovakia.The occupying Russian forces are facing a fuel crisis. Meanwhile, on the Crimean bridge, there is a daily traffic jam of nearly a thousand cars or more. Logistics overloads and resource shortages are significantly slowing down the Russians, who are once again delaying their offensive on Zaporizhzhia.Recently, the SBU carried out another unique operation: somehow, our underwater drones reached the Sea of Azov and hit the missile boat Buyan-M, opening a new phase in the naval war. By the way, the enemy also has marine drones and recently struck Ukrainian reconnaissance ship Simferopol, which was located at the Danube estuary.In September, in addition to drones, medium-range missiles may join the fight as part of the “velvet season” opening.The maps have been created based on information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as other open and verified sources. However, the maps are not fully accurate and are only meant to reflect trends in the combat zones.