>Ukraine spotted Russia’s Aug 11 advance 6 miles into Donetsk before it began, The Telegraph.

Moscow aimed for the Dobropillia-Kramatorsk highway, a key supply road.

Aug 12, Azov redeployed from Kharkiv, surrounded Russian troops, and turned the incursion into a trap. 1/
>By Aug 14, Ukraine retook 6 villages. Azov reported 385 Russians killed, 37 vehicles destroyed, plus an AFV and a tank.

Russian units tried suicide missions, sending men on motorcycles, dirt bikes, even scooters. Ukrainian drones caught and eliminated them. 2/
>Shaun Pinner, a former British marine with Azov, described the front as an iron curtain of drones. He said no soldier moves unseen. Ukrainian troops added the breach happened during manpower rotation, but Azov’s corps-level command allowed rapid redeployment. 3/
>Gen. Syrsky said Russia now shifts troops south toward Zaporizhzhia, planning a larger offensive to seize the whole region. Failed Donetsk push coincided with Putin’s meeting with Trump, where Moscow demanded Ukraine cede Donbas, 88% already occupied. 4X