Brief Frontline Report – February 16th, 2026
Brief Frontline Report – February 16th, 2026
Summary by Marat Khairullin and Mikhail Popov.
Part 1
Message from the Russian Ministry of Defense: "Units of the North Group, as a result of decisive actions, have liberated the settlement of Pokrovka in Sumy Oblast. Artillery pounded enemy positions, and units of the unmanned systems forces worked around the clock: reconnaissance, fire adjustment, and strikes. Targets were hit without a miss. Assault troops masterfully used the weather: warming, humidity, fog. Enemy drones went blind. Natural camouflage worked perfectly – our infantry rushed forward and swept away the Ukrainian Armed Forces' positions. "
The Russian Armed Forces are taking control of the main roads on the Krasnopole sector of the Sumy direction. The large settlement of Pokrovka (50°48′08″ N 35°23′07″ E, population 770 in 2001) has been liberated. Four roads radiate from this administrative center of the Krasnopole district: C-190610, T-19-18, C-190627, and C-190610.
Probable course of events: Simultaneously advancing on the right flank in the direction from Repyakhovka to Stepok and north of Pokrovka along the T-19-18 highway, to envelop the enemy's blocking positions in the area of the Kreshchin Yar and Yarki ravines, forcing the enemy to withdraw to the Ugroedy-Mikhailovskoe line. Subsequently, to advance to the area of the Mikhailovskoe settlement, enveloping it from the north, and establish fire, then physical control over the Ugroedy-Krasnopole road. At the same time, by applying pressure along the C-190627 Pokrovka-Mikhailovka road, they can pin down the enemy's maneuver of forces and means.
After rupturing the enemy's coordination between the Ugroedy-Krasnopole areas, it is possible to begin active operations on the left flank at Grabovskoe toward Khmelevka and in the center at Vysokoe toward Krasnopole.
See Part 2
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