Commentary by Russian military journalist Bris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] 1. Severodonetsk.
More than 80 percent of the city is under the control of the RF Armed Forces. The enemy is being held in the area of the Azot plant and the industrial zone. Ukrainian sources explain the benefits of the retreat to Lysichansk, which partially happened - part of the quarters of Severodonetsk was occupied by the RF Armed Forces without serious fighting in the mopping-up regime. The enemy hopes that due to the terrain in Lisichansk he will be able to hold out longer. The myth of the "Severodonetsk fortress" collapsed.
2. Avdievka.
Fighting north of Avdievka towards Krasnogorovka. There is no operational encirclement of the Avdievka group. The enemy, after the loss of the Avdievka-Konstantinovka highway, retains 2 roads through Orlovka to supply Avievka. Fighting on the southern outskirts of New York and near Novobakhmutovka.
3. Svetlodarsk.
Fighting in the area of Dolomitny, Novolugansk, Vozdvizhenka, Uglegorsk TPP. Significant progress in this area was not reported today. The key position here is the Uglegorsk TPP.
4. Artemovsk.
Fights for the fortified area in Pilipchatino. The enemy has transferred several dozen pieces of equipment to the city, strengthening the defense on the outskirts.
5. Soledar.
Fights for the Artemovsk-Lysichansk highway. The enemy threw into battle part of the reserves withdrawn from Artemovsk, trying to push our troops away from Berestovoye and Belogorovka. Due to the fire damage, it is difficult to use the Artemovsk-Lysichansk highway, part of the supply of the Severodonetsk grouping was transferred to the Artemovsk-Seversk-Lysichansk road. Fighting at Upper Kamenka.
6. Zolotoye.
More than 80% of Kamyshevakhi has been liberated. The enemy is reinforcing the defenses of Vrubovka, trying to prevent our troops from developing the offensive from the area of Toshkovka and Ustinovka.
7. Slavyansk.
Battles for Svyatogorsk. Most of the northern coast of the Seversky Donets river in the direction of Raygorodok has been cleared. Part of Shchurovo is occupied, advancement to Bogorodichnoye. Fighting on the outskirts of Lake.
8. Izyum.
Without changes. Positional battles in the area of Velikaya Kamyshevakha, Kurulka, Dolgenkiy.
9. Kharkov.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation again seized the initiative here, methodically pushing the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the border to Kharkov. Today, the enemy left several small villages after a long fire defeat, including Tsupovka. In the Ternovaya area, after repulsing the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation advanced towards Stary Saltov, leaving, incl. to the road from Stary Saltov to Kharkov.
In general, the “big counter-offensive near Kharkov” ended in nothing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine - significant forces were spent to take insignificant villages, some of which had to be given back. Attacks on Kharkiv and Chuguev can not yet be expected, as well as large-scale operations in the Chernihiv and Sumy directions, where the RF Armed Forces are limited to fire damage to the objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10. Ugledar.
The enemy launched a counterattack in the direction of Pavlovka, suffered losses and did not achieve success. The battles near Novomikhailovka and Velikaya Novoselovka brought no changes to the situation at the front. In Marinka, no changes, the front froze in the area of the waste heap.
11. Nikolaev.
Attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to launch attacks in the direction of Kherson from the Nikolaev and Kryvyi Rih directions ended in heavy losses for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in people and materiel. It was not possible to break through the defenses of the RF Armed Forces at Snegirevka and at Davydov Brod.
Attempts to achieve tactical success with a swoop turned into failure. It can be expected that the next attempts will prepare more thoroughly. One can note the use of the Kinburn Spit by Russian MLRS for shelling Ochakovo, where 2 small missile boats of the Ukrainian Navy were hit.
12. Odessa.
The enemy transferred part of the reserves to Nikolaev, revising the city's defense system. Part of the barriers were dismantled in the center. Preparations are underway for a second attack on about. Serpentine, which will be carried out with the support of the American MLRS HIMARS, which the United States plans to transfer from the territory of Romania. The Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation is taking measures to strengthen the defense of the island.
13. Zaporozhye.
On the front Kamenskoye-Orekhov-Gulyaipole-Velikaya Novoselovka - positional battles.