Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] 1. Zaporozhye direction.
The RF Armed Forces continued to beat off local enemy attacks near Rabotino and Pyatikhatki. The enemy could not achieve significant success. Complaints of the Armed Forces of Ukraine about the critical shortage of engineering and sapper equipment to overcome minefields are escalating.
The tactics of assault groups with massive artillery support cannot ensure a breakthrough of the defense line of the RF Armed Forces. As a maximum, tactical pushback, which does not allow achieving the goals of the operation in the Zaporozhye direction.
2. Vremievsky ledge.
The enemy intensified attacks on Staromayorskoe and was able to start fighting on the outskirts of the village.
The RF Armed Forces counterattack here and hold the village. Fighting in the outskirts of Staromayorsky continues.
The intensification of the strike in this direction followed the latest failures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Novodonetsk and Priyutnoye.
In the area of ​​Ugledar - no significant changes. The RF Armed Forces entrenched themselves in the recently occupied positions of the enemy. The enemy is conducting a grouping of forces here before the expected activity in the direction of Pavlovka and Nikolsky.
3.Marinka.
No significant changes. The enemy had previously pushed back the RF Armed Forces in the area of ​​the Zverintsa.
At Pobeda - no changes, as well as to the south near Novomikhailovka. In the city itself, positional battles continue in the western part.
4. Avdievka.
The enemy did not achieve significant results of attacks in the direction of Vodyany, Krasnogorovka and Opytnoye.
The Orlovka-Lastochkino road is still under fire from the RF Armed Forces, which creates certain inconveniences for the enemy.
However, there is no talk about the operational environment yet.
5. Artemovsk.
The enemy continued to attack in the direction of Kleshcheevka, Kurdyumovka and Berkhovka, trying to establish control over key heights. Our troops continue to repel these attacks.
The enemy is also trying to increase pressure on the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in the Dubovo-Vasilyevka area.
6. Seversk.
On the ledge - without much change.
The enemy is regrouping in order to increase pressure in the direction of Soledar. Ours, in turn, continue to press in the areas of Spornoye and Belogorovka.
7. Svatovo.
Fighting continues on the outskirts of Torskoye, in the area of ​​Yampolovka and Makeevka.
Fighting continues in Novoselovskoye. The RF Armed Forces control up to 25-30% of the settlement. There was no cleanup.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are reinforcing the grouping near Stelmahovka and strengthening their positions near the Svatovo-Kupyansk highway.
Counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the west of Kremennaya were successfully repelled.
8. Kupyansk.
The RF Armed Forces continue to press near Sinkovka and in the area of ​​Dvurechnaya. The enemy is preparing for counterattacks at Masyutovka and strengthening the defense of Kupyansk.
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