Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] 1. Severodonetsk.
The enemy in the industrial zone of the Azot plant is partially isolated from the main forces in Lisichansk. The estimated size of the group reaches 2,500 people + an unspecified number of vehicles. Normal supply of the group is impossible. Because of this, just like at Azovstal, there was talk of "humanitarian corridors."
Fights for settlements on the eastern outskirts of Severodonetsk. The enemy recognizes very heavy losses in the battles for Severodonetsk.
2. Slavyansk.
Battles at Bogorodichny. The Armed Forces of Ukraine recognize the loss of half of the village, our sources say that Bogorodichny has been liberated. In fact, it is still in the contested area.
Our troops broke into the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the Valley and started fighting already on the territory of the village.'
Fighting in the Tatyanovka area and in the direction of Sidorovo.
Seversky Donetsk in the direction of Raygorodok or Seversk is not yet forced.
3. Kharkov.
Fighting in the area of ​​Upper Saltov, Ternovoye and Rubezhnoye.
Fighting south of Cossack Lopan in the Velikiye Prohody and Tsupovka area. The Zolochevsky fortified area and the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Saltovka and Chuguev are subjected to active strikes by the RF Armed Forces.
Attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to strain the flank of the Izyum grouping of the RF Armed Forces did not have significant success.
4. Avdievka.
Fights at Krasnogorovka and New York, but without serious progress. The enemy continued shelling the Donetsk-Gorlovka agglomeration.
5. Artemovsk.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation repulsed all attempts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to return the village of Roty under control and, in turn, advanced in the direction of the village of Vershina and Semigorye.
The position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is defending the Uglegorsk TPP and Novoluganskoye, has become significantly more complicated, since the supply roads are under the fire control of the RF Armed Forces. To the north, fighting continued at Mednaya Ore and Pokrovsky.
UPD: In the evening it was reported that PMC "Wagner" took Semigorye, cutting off the supply lines of the group defending the Novolugansk and Uglegorsk thermal power plants.
6. Soledar.
The RF Armed Forces entrenched themselves on the outskirts of Belogorovka and Berestovoye. The Artemovsk-Lysichansk highway is actually cut off, it is practically impossible to use it to supply the Severodonetsk grouping. The significance of the Artemovsk-Seversk-Lysichansk road has increased many times over, and holding Seversk is now vital for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to be able to retreat from the Lisichansk-Severodonetsk agglomeration.
7. Zolotnoye.
The cleansing of Kamyshevakhi has been completed, fighting is underway on the outskirts of Zolote.
Battles near Toshkovka and Ustinovka.
In the evening, messages came about the capture of the village of Vrubovka. If the information is confirmed, then this brings the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation very close to solving the problem of encircling the Gorsko-Zolotoy group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
UPD: The information is confirmed. They took the cut. Gorsko-Zolotaya grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the operational environment.
8. Izyum.
Battles at Bolshaya Kamyshevakha and Kurulka. The enemy is trying to probe the defenses of the RF Armed Forces in the Balakleya area, but pressure on the flank of the Izyum grouping is still limited here.
9. Zaporozhye.
On the line Kamenskoe-Orekhov-Gulyaipole-Velikaya Novoseloka-Ugledar-Novomikhaylovka-Maryinka without significant changes. Positional battles and artillery shelling in separate directions.
10. Nikolaev.
Positional battles in the Nikolaev and Kherson directions. The enemy made a number of attacks, but had no success.
The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is trying to resume the offensive and achieve at least some success within the framework of the tasks set by the political leadership to achieve advancement in the direction of Kherson.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, meanwhile, are building up forces in the Nikolaevsky direction. Gauleiter Kim threatens to blow up the bridges in Nikolaev if the city is threatened with loss.