Last week saw Russia and Ukraine trade long-range strikes – with the Russians focusing on civilians in Kyiv and the Ukrainians focusing on infrastructure in Crimea – and maintaining the initiative. Things got worse in Russia, and in Crimea, it was worse than that. The front In general, static, with no major changes.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Russian ground gains that could be confirmed – i.e. that weren’t potentially a couple of guys recorded by one drone and then killed by others – were minimal. There was more evidence of careful Ukrainian clearing operations in several sectors. The scale was small. There is some evidence of Russian troops, whom the Ukrainians are able to reach on foot, being tired and poorly supplied, especially for water. ISW reports possible Russian tactical drone shortages as well. In the Kharkiv sector, there were more reports of Ukrainian mopping up around Kozacha Lopan. In the Kostiantynivka/Slovyansk sector, the situation seems to have stabilized. At least, no credible Russian progress has been observed. Multiple sources reported lower intensity of Russian attacks, and the Ukrainians offered up more video of foot “attacks” getting cut up by drones. There was some Russian Fake News/AI content attesting to Russian gains around Kostiantynivka; zero corroborating evidence. If there are Ukrainian counterattacks in this sector, they are keeping it an excellent secret.