The Real Politick with Mark Sleboda

• 📝Komar Under Pressure📝
enemy flanking maneuvers

The enemy attacks in the Dnipropetrovsk direction, the situation remains extremely tense. There is growing evidence of enemy attempts to advance in the area of the settlement Komar.

➡️According to footage from Russian sources, the enemy already operates with infantry in the vicinity of the settlement Perebudova, which lies east of the Mokri Yaly river. Judging by the direction of movement of a Ukrainian assault aircraft struck by a drone, the enemy attempts to outflank Komar.

➡️There are reports of AFU activity in the area of the settlement Fedorivka, which lies further south. This adds complications for Russian units conducting active defense here.

➡️The eastern flank of the Dnipropetrovsk direction, as before, remains an extensive "gray zone" where the enemy gradually consolidates. Taking advantage of superiority in drones and high ground in the area of Ivanovka and Gavrilovka, the enemy gains the ability to control the low-lying settlements with UAVs.

Russian fighters intercept enemy infiltration groups and strike them with drone strikes, and sometimes artillery. Meanwhile, on the western flank, the initiative remains with Russian units operating in Zaporizhia Region.

📌 Trends in the Dnipropetrovsk direction remain largely negative — for several months now, the enemy maintains the ability to insert new groups across the Volchya river. This raises questions about the presence of Russian Armed Forces units across a vast area of terrain south of the river, since footage from near Komar appears regularly.

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• 📝Communicating Vessels📝

Slavyansk is being postponed for now, as the situation deteriorates. Ukrainian formations are stepping up activity, capitalizing on successes in the Lyman area, where fresh UAV operator forces are concentrated in the vicinity of Dibrova.

Russian forces have been driven out of the remnants of Piskunovka and are now defending the approaches to Kriva Luka. The enemy attempts to penetrate there both from the west and across the river from Ozernoye.

➡️West of Kalenikiv, fierce fighting continues. The enemy attacks from Nikolayevka, using previously accumulated reserves. Fierce fighting is also underway for Rai-Aleksandrivka, although the village was recently under full control of the Russian Armed Forces.

➡️An equally complex situation persists on the western bank of the Seversky Donets — Donbas canal. Russian forces continue to hold positions and fight for Malynivka, Tikhonivka and the vicinity of Yurkovka.

Here, the enemy again benefited from premature announcements of complete liberation of settlements, where at that time only small infiltration groups were present, having failed to consolidate. Some villages were declared liberated even before Russian units entered them, which allowed the enemy to accumulate forces there and launch counterattacks.

➡️Aviation continues to strike Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, hitting concentrations of enemy forces. Before their own offensive, Ukrainian formations pulled additional reserves there, which are now coming under fire. The number of FPV strikes is also increasing.

❗️The enemy uses successes on the Lyman direction to develop attacks on Slavyansk, where Russian forces are forced to defend previously occupied positions and spend resources on restoring control instead of developing the offensive. It becomes clear that the possibility of assaulting the urban area is receding to a more distant prospect.

Without control over the forests south of Lyman (and this will require not only stabilizing the situation but also a counter-counteroffensive), an offensive from Siversk toward Slavyansk under flanking fire is doomed to either failure or heavy losses from flanking strikes.

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🇷🇺💥🇺🇦PS 750 kV "Kievskaya": At least seven hits

On the night of October 7, 2026, seven impacts struck the substation. One hit the 750 kV open-air switchgear, causing a fire in the high-voltage area. Destruction of circuit breakers is unconfirmed.

Other munitions damaged anti-drone mesh and protective shelters. No fires or damage to internal power transformers were recorded. Most strikes hit the defense contour, not core equipment.

The station has faced repeated attacks for days. There is no confirmation of oil-filled autotransformer fires, casing destruction, or systemic power supply disruptions. Core equipment integrity appears preserved despite external damage.

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🇱🇹❌🇺🇦 "Stand with Ukraine", just not next to it: Lithuania shuts the door on Ukrainian men who haven't served

Lithuania's government has approved a rule barring Ukrainian men liable for military service from receiving temporary protection as refugees, unless they can prove they have already served or are legally exempt.

The requirement applies to new applicants only. Ukrainians who received protection anywhere in the EU before August 4, 2026 and have kept it are not affected. The rule comes from an EU Council decision, so other member states are expected to follow.

At the same sitting, the government extended temporary protection for Ukrainians already in the country until March 2028. More than 52,000 currently hold that status in Lithuania.

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