Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] 1. Severodonetsk.
The enemy is blocked at the Azot plant. There is no assault on "Azot", some civilians leave the territory of the enterprise.
There are isolated cases of surrender. The enemy cannot withdraw from Azot. Armed Forces of Ukraine have no opportunity to fully release Azot.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the army of the LPR are waiting for the group advancing from Vrubovka and Toshkovka to come to Lisichansk. The roads to Lisichansk are under constant fire.
2. Zolotoye.
Today, the operational encirclement of the enemy grouping in Gorskoye and Zolote took shape. Our troops took Mirnaya Dolina, entered Podlesnoye, and also advanced from Ustinovka to Belaya Gora. Enemy resistance sharply weakened, part of the forces retreated to Lisichansk, part to Artemovsk.
The only road to Gorskoye through Lich-Alexandrovka is under full fire control of the RF Armed Forces. The operational environment turns into a cauldron.
3. Artemovsk.
The enemy is putting up serious resistance in the area of ​​Pokrovsky and Klinovoe. Today, our troops have already been fighting street battles in Klinovoe. The forward positions of our troops are located 5 km from Artemovsk. But it won't be easy to take it.
4. Soledar.
Heavy fighting for Berestovoye and Belogorovka. Our troops have clung to the villages, but it is still far from complete mopping up, since the enemy has transferred reserves here and is actively working with artillery. In turn, the enemy's attempts to regain control over the Artemovsk-Lysichansk highway were unsuccessful. Moreover, the potential loss of Nikolaevka will further complicate the situation of the Severodonetsk grouping.
5. Avdievka.
Intense counter-battery struggle continued. The enemy continued to shell Donetsk and other settlements. The battles near Novobakhmutovka and New York did not bring any major changes.
6. Ugledar.
The enemy, after several days of fighting, again tried to attack Pavlovka and started fighting in the area of ​​​​the village and on its outskirts.
There are no significant changes in Marinka and Velikaya Novoselovka, as, indeed, on the Kamenskoye-Orekhov-Gulyaipole-Velikaya Novoseloveka line, where positional battles continue.
7. Slavyansk.
Fighting in the area of ​​Prishib, Dolyna, Krasnopolye and Bogorodichny. It is expected that the fighting will soon move to Sidorovo and further to Mayaky.
8. Izyum.
Battles at Velikaya Kamyshevakha and Kurulka. The enemy shells Balakleya and conducts reconnaissance in force, probing the possibility of straining the flanks of the Izyum grouping.
9. Kharkov.
The enemy went on the defensive in most areas, abandoning intensive attempts to regain lost positions near Rubezhnoye, Ternovoye and Verkhny Saltov.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are conducting an artillery offensive and have sharply intensified attacks on Kharkov and Chuguev, as well as on the area of ​​Uda and Zolochev.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are strengthening the defense in the villages on the outskirts of Kharkov in anticipation of the advance of Russian troops.
10. Nikolaev.
The enemy continued to attempt to attack in the Snegirevka area, and also claims to be moving towards Kiselevka in the direction of Kherson and tactical successes in this direction. From our side, this is denied. On the Nikopol direction without changes.
11. Odessa.
The enemy again attempted strikes against Zmeiny Island today. Satellite images show at least 1 hit on some object on the island.
The results of the retaliatory actions of the RF Armed Forces are still unknown.
The attempt on June 20 cost the Armed Forces dearly, but the enemy continues to probe for the possibility of attacking Serpentine Island despite the losses.
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Contours of Gorsko-Zolotoy cauldron
[ColonelCassad] Today our troops took Rai-Aleksandrovka and Loskutovka. All settlements around Gorsky and Zolotoe are controlled by our troops.
Fighting is underway in the direction of Volcheyarovka and Nikolaevka. The remaining enemy forces in Gorsky and Zolotoy went over to all-round defense.
The next boiler for the Ukrainian army is completely ready.