that’s a pretty aggressive front line compared to reports from 24hr ago, mind that news does travel slowly back from the front and UA forces are implimenting operational silence as to not tip off their moves. This is confirmed by multiple sources though
https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1668398302914654209?s=20
Actually, I recall now you are correct that it had the same technical status, because part of the mission brief was keeping the Taliban off the UN presence. Not like most of the other peacekeeping missions though.
A British missile to boot. 
Yes, it is just reporting the reports. I wouldn’t expect official confirmation from either side any time soon. Also worth noting that ‘approaching’ can cover a fairly large range. If they are in sight of Tokmak, that would be quite a breakthrough. If they have moved past Orikhiv, somewhat less so. Tokmak could be the town itself, or the administrative unit/region.
Tokmak is a fairly critical position. It controls several major roads that provide the only lateral movement other than the coast road, and the bridges over the Tokmachka River. That river is really the last linear obstacle before the coast, the Kuroshany River to the south of it is really just a stream over most of the length, passable to most military vehicles and fordable on foot.
they were not allowed to actively engage, only to defend themselves and other friendlies including Afghans. Got messy sometimes though. that’s how it goes.
my former brother-in-law was also there, was involved in the firefight where Nichola Goddard was killed (his Captain)
https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1668701214874238978?s=20
https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1668703236797218819?s=20
https://twitter.com/Lyla_lilas/status/1668700611250905089?s=20
https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1668659641675333632?s=20
This seems wishful thinking, all other articles I read were about gaining meters and how.we shouldn’t expect any real advance for a week as this is still the probing phase and Russian defense is well established.
This is the only source I found with such advances.
Keep in mind the use of the word ‘approaching’ when talking of those towns. If you look at those trench maps and defensive lines in @Semmy s link, it’s clear there has been no (reported!) breakthrough of the first main defensive line. Nothing much to get excited (or depressed) about yet.
https://twitter.com/Lyla_lilas/status/1668718317324976134?s=20
speaking of columns…
https://twitter.com/albafella1/status/1668609793018216450?s=20
There are confirmed reports on the Russian side of significant artillery strikes (HIMARS, natch, just like American troops were always facing Tiger tanks in WW2) on Tokmak. That first Russian lines may have been breached in places, but not at an operational level yet. ‘Approaching’ may be a description of the action developing an assault on the lines to the north of Tokmak.
https://twitter.com/ChuckPfarrer/status/1668366030442315778?s=20
https://twitter.com/Donald_from_HI/status/1668009896661626881?s=20
https://twitter.com/warinukraineua/status/1668629562975203330?s=20
both sides are taking hits, remember
https://twitter.com/G_Amundarain/status/1667201937240907778?s=20
Title: Western allies plan to provide long-term security assurances to Ukraine
Freed link: https://archive.is/20230614114022/https://www.ft.com/content/8f0528ba-45a4-42c0-b099-07a34e2ee9ff
https://twitter.com/NatalkaKyiv/status/1668960492478423046?s=20
https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1668964477537079297?s=20
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1668936605812359173?s=20
https://twitter.com/saintjavelin/status/1668949074652073985?s=20
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1668929160071335938?s=20
https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1668905434910978050?s=20
Those three towns/villages are all on the Tokmachka just east of Tokmak, so that information would seem to be confirmation that the UA are not there yet, but cannot be too far away.
yep and I wouldn’t be surprised if that tweet is accurate and Russians are blowing dams all down that river in retreat.
Canada possibly on shaky legal ground here, but globally this is going to be a significant test case.
Russia has been on shaky legal ground since 2014, so there’s that. Two wrongs don’t make a right, however with the amount of money the west are pouring into Ukraine I don’t think it’s a bad decision to seize those assets and use them.