💥 Attack

Intense fighting and flare-ups occurred around Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Toretske, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and Stepanivka.

August 5, 2026 Kostiantynivka, Donetsk

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Ukrinform Kyiv Post UNIAN

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17th Tank Regiment (military_unit) 70th MR Division (military_unit) 1008th Motorized Rifle Regiment (military_unit) 6 MRD (military_unit) 93rd Mech Brigade (military_unit) 24th Mech Brigade (military_unit) 28th Mech Brigade (military_unit) Krasnyi Kut (location) Torske (location) Pryiut (location) Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka (location) Pokrovsk front (location) Cherneshchyna (location) Olhivka (location) Shyikivka (location) Drobysheve (location) Zakitne (location) Kryva Luka (location) Riznykivka (location) Rai-Oleksandrivka (location) Pyskunivka (location) Fedorivka Druha (location) Nykyforiivka (location) Markove (location) Kostiantynivka (location) Illinivka (location) Ivanopillia (location) Noveselivka (location) Novopavlivka (location) Rodynske (location) Kotlyne (location) Novooleksandrivka (location) Toretske (location) Shakhove (location) Sofiivka (location) Chernihivka (location) Hannivka (location) Novyi Donbas (location) Dobropillia (location) Shevchenko (location) Vasylivka (location) Udachne (location) Novopidhorodne (location) Russian Armed Forces (organization) DeepState (organization) Donetsk Oblast (location) Oleksii Yukov (person) Platsdarm (organization) Sloviansk (location) Kramatorsk (location)

Source Reports

Stefan Korshak (Substack) →

Place names where there have been flare ups reported included Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Toretske, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka and even approaches to Stepanivka.

Institute for the Study of War →

Russian milbloggers claimed advancement near Nova Kruhlyakivka.

Ukrainska Pravda →

Ukraine's defense forces repelled 27 Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk front.

Ukrinform →

On the Sloviansk axis, Russian troops launched 14 assaults near Zakitne, Kryva Luka, Riznykivka, and toward Pyskunivka and Rai-Oleksandrivka.

Kyiv Post →

DeepState said Russia's goal of occupying all of the Donetsk region in 2026 was unrealistic at the current rate of advance.

UNIAN →

Russian forces have achieved small, hard-won successes in eastern Donbas, gradually approaching Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.

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Source story: day-1-2026-08-05