In the past 24 hours, Russian occupiers have focused their efforts on assault operations in the eastern section of the front. Fighting occurred in several directions.
According to the Operational-Strategic Group of Troops "Khortytsia," during the last day, the enemy's main attacking efforts were concentrated in the Pokrovske direction. The enemy conducted offensive actions predominantly without the use of armored vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Myroliubivka, Yelizavetivka, Luch, Myrnohrad, Zverovo, Udachne, Kotlyne, Novoaleksandrivka, Novoelizavetivka, and Yantarnoye. Additionally, "Khortytsia" reported on the enemy's assault actions near the city of Kurakhove amidst news of its capture.
Fighting continues in Lisovka, Dachenke, Novovasylivka, Shevchenko, and Petropavlivka. Defense forces are resisting the enemy's attempts to leverage their numerical superiority and advance.
In the Kharkiv direction, enemy assault groups attacked our positions in Volchansk and the vicinity of Starytsia. The attacks were repelled, resulting in enemy losses, and they retreated.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions towards Petropavlivka, Pyschane, Zahryzovo, and Zelenyi Hai, while in the Lyman direction, they stormed our positions in the areas of Pervomaiske, Hrekivka, Ternove, and Makiivka.
"As a result of the assault actions and fire impact, some of our positions were destroyed. Measures are being taken to prevent a deterioration of the tactical situation," notes "Khortytsia."
In the Sever direction, the enemy attacked our troops' positions in Bilohorivka but achieved no success.
In the Kramatorsk and Toretsk directions, clashes occurred in Chasiv Yar, in the area of Stupochky, Biela Hora, Predtechyne, and Toretsk. "Khortytsia" reported that some Ukrainian positions suffered damage due to assault actions and fire impact. Efforts continue to identify, localize, and eliminate enemy assault groups that have infiltrated the defensive lines of our forces.
At the same time, in the Novopavlivsk direction, Ukrainian defenders are resisting enemy attacks in the areas of Zelenivka, Velyka Novosilka, and Vremivka. To move personnel for offensive actions towards Konstantynivka, the enemy used combat armored vehicles. As a result of our fire defeat, one armored vehicle was destroyed along with its crew. The remaining vehicles were damaged. The enemy continues to accumulate forces for further attacks.
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Russian invaders have completed the occupation of the city of Kurakhove in the Pokrovske district of Donetsk region, according to the monitoring project DeepState.
"The enemy has occupied Kurakhove and has also advanced near Andriivka, Solenyi, and Novosilka," the report states.
Assault groups of Russian occupiers have penetrated the combat formations of Ukrainian troops in the Toretsk direction. It is noted that in the two days prior, the enemy attacked the positions of defense forces in Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, and near Biela Hora.