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Roman Pohorilyi, co-founder of the OSINT project DeepState, reported on August 5 that Ukrainian and Russian forces have been advancing at similar rates across various frontline segments. DeepState typically reports military developments with a delay to adhere to OPSEC rules established by the Ukrainian command. Pohorilyi emphasized the need to present the war accurately and stressed that calculating battlefield dynamics is currently challenging.

Although Ukrainian forces halted Russian advances in June, he acknowledged that Russian troops persisted in infiltrating forward positions and fabricating visual evidence of territorial acquisitions. Despite mentioning the 470 kilometers of Ukrainian gains that were previously discussed, Pohorilyi refrained from making definitive statements, stating that verifying Ukrainian successes remains an ongoing process before publication.

He concluded by asserting that, as of now, the battlefield situation is characterized by parity between the two sides. Pohorilyi also noted that the current focus has shifted towards targeting the enemy's logistics, concentrations, and positions, rather than large-scale territorial seizures, as was the case previously.