Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] 1. Mariupol.
Fights for "Azovstal" and "Azovmash", promotion to the seaport of Mariupol. Clashes also continue in the northern part of the Eastern Region. In the port of Mariupol, the control ship "Donbass" of the Ukrainian Navy was damaged.
2. Kherson-Nikolaev.
The RF Armed Forces control Snegirevka, as well as the Aleksandrovka area. The enemy cannot lead a serious attack on Kherson from the side of Nikolaev. In Nikolaev itself, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have serious losses due to strikes. From the side of Nikopol, the enemy is trying to crush in the Novovorontsovka area.
3. Odessa.
Almost daily attacks on fuel storage facilities continue. The city continues to the best of its ability to prepare for defense. The potential for provocation with chemical weapons is also high. In the Ochakov area, according to a number of unconfirmed reports, foreign mercenaries and NATO officers were killed.
4. Zaporozhye.
On the line Kamenskoye-Orekhov-Gulyaipole without changes. There is very little information on the situation east of Gulyai-Polye. It is difficult to determine the zones of control of the parties and the settlements occupied.
5. Ugledar—Great Novoselka.
There is no significant progress in this direction. Heavy fighting continues.
6. Marinka.
Positional battles continue in the fortified area of ​​the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Troops cannot advance beyond the slag heap line.
7. Avdievka.
Avdievka itself is unchanged. To the north, after the capture of Novobakhmutovka, troops are fixed there and preparing for further advance near the Avdievka-Konstantinovka highway. The advance to New York has not yet brought great results.
8. LNR.
Advance in Popasna, where heavy street fighting continues. Also, fighting continues on the southern outskirts of Rubizhne, for which the enemy continues to cling. There are also fighting on the outskirts of Severodonetsk.
9. Izyum.
Fighting is going south and southeast of Kamenka in the direction of Barvenkovo ​​and Slavyansk. The enemy puts up serious resistance. Izyum itself is under fire from artillery and MLRS. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to prevent the accumulation of forces on the expanding bridgehead on the southern bank of the Seversky Donets. The enemy stepped up the evacuation of the local population in the western regions of the DPR and in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
10. Kharkov - Sumy.
No significant changes. The enemy expects in the near future to intensify operations in the Kharkov area. Evacuation is being carried out from some districts of the Kharkiv region.