After occupying Mskislav, Kosciuszko's vanguard was less than 100 kilometers from the Smolensk Fortress.
Meanwhile, the Polish army's campaign on the northern side at Vitebsk was also progressing very well; they had just broken through Sosnovka, which controlled the key southern route of the city, a few days ago.
Judging by the fighting spirit the Russian Army displayed, occupying Vitebsk should not take much time.
By then, the Polish army would have firmly established a foothold on the east bank of the Dnieper River.
Last month, the Great Sejm of Poland passed the recruitment plan of the General Staff, which would recruit a total of 38,000 new soldiers from Kuyavia, Poznan, Krakow, and eastern Lithuania.
These places were previously occupied by Russia, Prussia, and Austria, so they had not participated in the previous drafts and still had a number of young and able-bodied men. Especially Lithuania, which would provide 25,000 recruits.
