Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] 1. Svetlodarsk.
Today, the entire Svetlodarsk arc collapsed. The operational factor that existed for 7 years was dissolved in 1 day. The troops liberated Svetlodarsk, Lugansk. The enemy is still holding Novoluganskoye, but there are signs of preparations for a further withdrawal of troops. The enemy also lost the villages of Vozrozhdenie and Roty. To Artemovsk - 15-20 kilometers.
2. Artemovsk.
There is no assault on the city yet, although the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the city are already being fired upon by our artillery. The enemy is preparing the city for defense, and is also trying to hold on to Pilipchatino, preparing to withdraw to Pokrovsky, where he is preparing for a longer defense.
3. Soledar.
Fighting continued near Novaya Kamenka, Stryapovka and in the direction of Yakovlevka. There is no assault on Soledar yet. The road north of Soledar is increasingly being bombarded by artillery. The enemy admits supply problems, but continues to use the Soledar-Lysichansk highway.
4. Avdievka.
The DPR army announced that it would not storm Avdievka head-on, but would occupy it bypassing and blocking Avdievka. Now the fighting is going on in the area of ​​Kamenka, Novselovka-2 and Krasnogorovka. Fighting also continues on the outskirts of New York.
5. Gorskoe-Zolotoe.
The cleansing of Kamyshevakhi and the fighting on the southern outskirts of Zolote continue. Fighting continues in Toshkovka. It is reported that Lipovoye has been occupied by our troops. The position of the enemy in the Gorsko-Zolotoy fortified area worsened again.
6. Severdonetsk.
Fighting continues on the outskirts of the city. The enemy also reports the resumption of active fighting near Belogorovka, which implies that the Russian Armed Forces have accumulated forces on the other side of the Seversky Donets to resume fighting for the village. The loss of Belogorovka threatens to quickly cut off Severdonetsk and Lisichansk from the main group.
7. Slavyansk.
During the day, the battles for Krasny Liman continued. More than half of the city has been liberated. The enemy suffered heavy losses in killed and captured. It can be expected that the remnants of the AFU grouping in Krasny Liman will soon retreat beyond the Seversky Donets. Krasny Lyman will most likely be taken within 1-3 days.
8. Izyum.
Fighting continued in the area of ​​Kamyshevakhi, Dolgenkiy and Kurulka. The enemy notes that the RF Armed Forces are now accumulating forces in this direction to develop the offensive. Attempts to counterattack the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the flank of the Izyum group were not successful.
9. Kharkov.
Fighting continued on the lines of Cossack Lopan, Liptsy, Ternovaya, Rubizhnoye. In general, tendencies towards positionality prevail here.
10. Marinka, Zaporozhye, Vuhledar, Nikolaev and Odessa - no change.
In the medium term, an intensification of hostilities is expected in the Zaporizhia and Nikolaev directions, as well as new attempts by Ukraine to attack Serpent Island.
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Svetlodarsk liberated
[ColonelCassad] Good news in the morning.
The city of Svetlodarsk was liberated. Like Mironovskoye, Svetlodarsk was liberated by Wagner PMC.
Under the threat of encirclement (after the loss of Troitsky and Mironovsky), the enemy was forced to abandon their positions in the Svetlodarsk area and retreat in the direction of Artemovsk. Yesterday an unsuccessful attempt was made to blow up the dam of the Uglegorsk TPP.
Thus, today the Svetlodarskaya Bulge, which existed for more than seven years and which could not be cut off during the battle for Debaltseve in 2015, is gone. Then there were plans for a large cauldron, which assumed a large cauldron in the direction of Artemovsk.
As a result, only a small boiler was obtained after breaking through Uglegorsk and closing the ring at Logvinovo (and even then, part of the APU grouping was able to escape with vegetable gardens). After 7 years, the Svetlodar fortified area somehow routinely came under the control of our troops without big fights.