May 10-17 live war map: Russia launches major offensive amid ceasefire talks, attempts to bypass Pokrovsk

The Pokrovsk sector remains the hottest, but Novopavlivka direction has taken the second place for the second week in a row, from where the occupying Russian forces want to bypass Pokrovsk.

Offensive on Dnipropetrovsk region — Novopavlivka direction

In the south of this area, the occupying Russian force again advanced 1 km along the Vuhledar - Huliaipole road. During the offensive, the Russian troops gained a foothold in the eastern part of Novosilka. Fighting is currently ongoing for this important village. Ukrainian soldiers to the west of Novopil are in a fire trap. If the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not conduct successful counterattacks, they will have to surrender these positions and retreat to the new Novopil-Zelene Pole defense line.

In the meantime, the Ukrainian Defense Forces held back the Russian troops and stabilized the entire multi-kilometer front line from Novosilka to Dniproenerhiia and Rozdolne.

The village of Bahatyr, which is one of Ukraine's most important fortifications, is currently undergoing a fierce battle. Russian motorized infantry are constantly pushing into the central streets, but cannot gain a foothold there. At the moment they have occupied only the southeastern part of the village, but the offensive is so powerful that Ukraine can expect bad news from there every day. The Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattack again and again and have already recaptured a part of Bahatyr. Our next fortified area is Odradne, but the approach of the frontline to it will have an extremely negative impact on the Dniproenerhiia defense.

May 10-17 live war map, photo: Espreso

In addition, the capture of Bahatyr puts the defenders of Kostiantynopil in an extremely difficult position. Their logistics have already been cut off, and they will soon be surrounded, as retreating across the Vovcha River is not only dangerous, but also makes it impossible to take their heavy equipment with them. Therefore, most likely, in the coming days the Ukrainian military will leave Kostiantynopil and then Andriivka and focus on the Bahatyr and Oleksiivka defense.

Instead, the Russian forces are trying to advance along both banks of the river and have already created a significant gray zone north and west of Andriivka, through which they will break through to Oleksiivka.

In the north of the Novopavlivka front, the invaders, rushing to the Dnipropetrovsk region, failed to expand their control in Kotliarivka, where they were stopped by the Ukrainian Defense Forces 2.5 km from the administrative border of Donetsk region. They then turned their efforts to expanding the battle zone between Nadiivka and Novooleksandrivka, where the Russian troops occupied several more streets, pushing the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the western outskirts of the village. However, this is the only Russian achievement on the entire right flank of the Pokrovsk front, which is adjacent to Novopavlivka front.

Pokrovsk — Toretsk — Kostiantynivka: threat of a frontline breach

Over the past week, the occupying Russian forces broke through the Ukrainian defense and made significant inroads on the frontline between Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka. The most painful for Ukraine are the Russian advance to Myroliubivka and the partial occupation of Malynivka. This threatens to encircle the Ukrainian defenders in Yelyzavetivka, who have been holding back the invaders in these positions for more than six months. In addition, further advancement to the northwest will allow the Russians not only to threaten the outskirts of Myrnohrad, but also to try to cut off the logistics to Pokrovsk from the north. At the same time, the positions in Yelyzavetivka currently allow the Ukrainian Armed Forces to conduct counterattacks, which were quite successful in this area last year.

Moving toward Kostiantynivka along the road, the Russian troops continued to expand their control zone in the direction of Nova Poltavka and complete the occupation of Novoolenivka and Oleksandropil. Also, advanced assault units have already attempted to attack the outskirts of Yablunivka, 6 km from the front line. The battles for Nova Poltavka and Myroliubivka will be crucial for the Russian forces' further advance over a fairly wide section of the front, which they were able to ensure by accumulating a huge number of drones that significantly slowed down Ukrainian logistics.

May 10-17 live war map, photo: Espreso

Ukrainian defense forces were able to slow down the Russian advance along the Donetsk- Kostiantynivka highway. There, they were able to advance only 1 km near Romanivka. Currently, the Russian troops are focusing their attacks on leveling the front line and closing the pocket that has formed between Oleksandropil and Romanivka. This would allow them to concentrate their forces for new breakthroughs towards Kostiantynivka.

The Russian army cannot capture another pocket between Leonidivka and Toretsk. But because the enemy has seized several more streets in the southern district of Toretsk called Zabalka, it will be extremely difficult for the Ukrainian military to hold the line here. Therefore, it is likely that in the near future, the Russian invaders will be able to occupy another significant gray area near Nelipivka.

May 10-17 live war map, photo: Espreso

How long will Chasiv Yar's defense hold out?

Recently, the occupying Russian soldiers have advanced and gained a foothold in several more streets of Chasiv Yar, which has been holding back the invaders from breaking through to Kostiantynivka for more than a year and a half. However, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have fewer and fewer opportunities to continue to hold the front here, especially in the face of disrupted logistics. The frontline will have a steady tendency to steadily approach the outskirts of Kostiantynivka, which has long ceased to be a rear city and has become a target not only for missiles and bombs, but also for drones.

Ukrainian fortified area fell on the Lyman front

The Russian forces captured the village of Nove and almost occupied the neighboring Lypove. There, the Ukrainian Armed Forces held important heights, after the fall of which the enemy would have better opportunities to advance both south to Lyman and north to Borova. To do this, they are advancing on Ridkodub and Zelena Dolyna, the last villages located on the hill. If the Russian forces establish control over them, they will be able to shell Ukrainian positions in the Nitrius River valley much better.

May 10-17 live war map, photo: Espreso

This week, the invading Russian army expanded their zone of control by several kilometers to the west of Makiivka, where they are trying to drive the Ukrainian Defense Forces out of the last villages in Luhansk region. And on the frontline to the south, the Russian troops finally occupied Yampolivka and advanced even further to Torske, where the first assault brigades have already begun to arrive. They even tried to set up their own tricolor flag to announce the occupation of Torske in the media, but were eliminated.

The maps were created using data from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and other verified open sources. They are approximate and only represent general trends in the combat zone.