Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
1. Severodonetsk.
Fighting in the industrial area around the Azot plant. The main enemy forces are actually blocked and do not have a full opportunity to retreat. The RF Armed Forces are systematically completing the operational encirclement of the grouping. There are isolated cases of surrender. Hostages are still being held at the plant itself. Completely cleared Metelkino.
2. Zolotnoye.
After the occupation of Chekhirovo and breaking into the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Toshkovka, our troops launched an offensive against Belaya Gora and Mirnaya Dolina.
There are also battles in the direction of Nikolayevka and Rai-Aleksandrovka. The grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Gorsky and Zolote is actually in the operational environment. The only accessible road through Ray-Aleksandrovka is completely shot through.
3. Soledar.
Heavy fighting for Belogorovka and Berestovoe. The Artemovsk-Lysichansk road is blocked. If the enemy loses Nikolaevka, the issue of moving to the Lisichansk Oil Refinery will be resolved.
4. Artemovsk.
Fights in the area of ​​Semigorye and Vershina. There are battles for Klinovoye. The enemy expects to defend himself along the Pokrovskoye-Klinovoye-Zaitsevo line. The development of the offensive from the southeast is holding back the unresolved issue with the Uglegorsk TPP.
5. Slavyansk.
Fighting in the area of ​​Bogorodichny, Dolina, Krasnopolye, Prishib and Tatyanovka.
6. Izyum.
Battles at Bolshaya Kamyshevakha and Kurulka. The flank activity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine had no success. The enemy expects an offensive to the Barvenkovo-Slavyansk highway.
7. Kharkov.
The enemy has abandoned attempts to recapture Ternovoe and Rubezhnoye and is preparing for the defense of Stary Saltov. Fights are expected for the Great Passages, Tsupovka and Dementyevka.
The offensive announced earlier by the RF Armed Forces has not yet begun.
8. Avdievka.
No significant changes. Fights near Kamenka, Novobakhmutovka and New York. There is no progress to Krasnogorovka yet. The counterbattery work of the RF Armed Forces is intensifying. The enemy continues to intensively shell Donetsk, Gorlovka, Yasinovataya and other settlements.
9. Odessa.
The enemy made an unsuccessful attack on Zmeinny Island, and also attacked the Chernomorneftegaz platforms, destroying one of them.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day delivering massive strikes in the Odessa region on the military infrastructure. More is expected in the coming days.
10. Nikolaev.
Positional battles in the Krivoy Rog direction.
In the Nikolaev direction, there are no significant changes, the transition to the control of the Russian Armed Forces of the village of Pravdino is noted.
11. Marinka, Zaporozhye, Vuhledar - no change.