KHARKIV FRONT COLLAPSES. DOUBLE CAULDRON IN ZAPORIZHZHIA. 121ST BRIGADE TRAPPED. MS 2026.08.11

Time Stamps:

00:00 — Intro: Russians improve positions across the front
00:21 — Kharkiv direction becomes the most dynamic on the entire front
00:43 — Shcherbakivka captured; Russians push toward Goptivka to cut Kazacha Lopan logistics
01:25 — Plan: sever supply via T-2117, forcing Ukrainians onto a single drone-controlled road
02:36 — NE Kharkiv: Bilyi Kolodez taken after breakthrough — second defense layer breached
04:13 — Cauldron closing: only 13.6 km between Russian edge positions near Chirne
05:25 — Russians advance on the Vasilivka belt — pocket may seal with no evacuation possible
06:14 — Ukrainians to redeploy reserves from Velykyi Burluk to hold the corridor
06:37 — 32-km gap near Pechenihy reservoir gives Russians operational space to outflank Burluk
08:05 — Kupiansk: Russians in strong control, preparing the major eastern Kharkiv battle
09:47 — Borova & Lyman: heavy clashes along the river; Russians strike Lyman with aviation
11:05 — Sloviansk: infiltration groups probing toward Mykolaivka — battle may start soon
11:35 — Kramatorsk: trenches near Mayske under assault — direct road to Kramatorsk airfield
13:24 — Dobropillia: assault on western stronghold — last citadel; flag videos expected before Russian elections
16:53 — Zaporizhzhia: Novopil taken — new cauldron along Haichul river, gap under 3 km
17:53 — 121st Brigade publishes open plea to Drapatiy: no water, no food, fully encircled — ultimatum to leave positions
19:14 — Risk of local Zaporizhzhia front collapse; counteroffensive may come at huge cost
21:05 — Zaporizhzhia city pummeled: 10+ ballistic missiles, industrial zone destroyed
21:42 — FAB-3000 on Kherson; warehouses hit in Rivne — strikes intensify in western Ukraine

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 13, 2026.]