Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] 1. Lisichansk-Sverodonetsk.
The regrouping of troops to the Seversko-Soledarsk and Artemovsk directions continues. There is a combing of the area, not all the lagging groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have yet been caught. The cities themselves are still being shelled by the artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
2. Seversk.
Battles near Grigorovka and Verkhnekamensky. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have indicated their readiness to fight for Seversk and are not going to surrender the city without a fight.
At the same time, the RF Armed Forces are beginning to probe the chain of settlements between Seversk and Soledar for the possibility of bypassing Seversk from the south.
3. Artemovsk.
Fights in the Klinovoye area, as well as for Pokrovskoye.
The enemy is still holding Kodema and Semigorye.
4. Soledar.
Battles for Berestovoye and Belogorovka.
After the capture of the Disputable, one can expect a gradual "folding" of the front from the north towards Soledar.
5. Avdievka.
No significant changes. Positional battles near the Avdievka-Konstantinovka highway, there is no advance to Krasnohorivka.
Fighting on the outskirts of New York.
The enemy is intensively shelling Donetsk, Gorlovka, Yasinovataya, Makeyevka.
MLRS and OTRK strikes are underway at ammunition depots, fuel depots and locations of LDNR units deep in the territory of the DPR and LPR.
6. Ugledar.
After an unsuccessful offensive attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the front in the area of ​​Pavlovka, Shevchenko and Yegorovka stabilized, and the battles returned to the positional format.
In the area of ​​Marinka and Novomikhailovka - no significant changes.
7. Slavyansk.
Battles at the Valley, Krasnopolye, Bogorodichny and Sidorov.
The front from the northwest is located 8-10 km from the outskirts of Slavyansk. The attacks of the RF Armed Forces on Slavyansk and Kramatorsk intensified.
8. Kharkov.
Positional battles to the north and north-west of the city in the area of ​​the settlement. Udy, Tsupovka, Dementievka, Upper Passages, Upper Saltov.
There are regular strikes on targets in Kharkov, Chuguev and Zolochev. The enemy is waiting for the fresh units of the Russian Armed Forces to be brought into battle and their further advance to the northern outskirts of Kharkov. However, the assault on the city is not yet expected.
9. Nikolaev.
On the Nikolaev, Krivoy Rog and Nikopol directions - positional battles.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to gain a foothold in the area of ​​the settlement. Potemkino and create the preconditions for further offensive actions.
The RF Armed Forces are actively striking targets in Nikolaev and in the Krivoy Rog region.
Despite all attempts, the AFU could not organize a significant attack on Kherson.
10. Odessa.
Against the backdrop of ongoing strikes on targets in the Odessa region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine held the expected photo shoot on about. Serpentine, received several blows on the landing and retreated. The island is still in the gray zone.