The situation in the Donbass in the zone of the offensive operational-tactical operation of the Russian troops continues to be tense. The Russian Federation practically along the entire front line in this operational zone exerts a massive fire impact on the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to inflict fire damage on them. And also, it conducts active offensive and assault operations in a number of areas in order to break through the defense system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, encircle and defeat the tactical group of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, defending in the Severodonetsk-Lysichansk area.

In particular…

In the Bakhmut direction, the advanced units of the Russian Federation, after massive artillery preparation and an air strike, tried to break through between Viktorovka and Vasilyevka in the direction of Lipovoe-Nyrki in order to bypass the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Belogorovka from the left flank and reach the Bakhmut-Lysichansk road in the Berestovoye area. During the fierce battle, which lasted several hours, the advanced units of the Russian Federation were hit by fire by the corresponding forces and means of the defenders. After that, the advanced units of the Russian Federation, having suffered losses, were forced to retreat to the starting line.

However, after a short regrouping and changing the attack site, the Russian troops again tried to break through from their advanced positions, this time southwest of Komyshuvakha to the north, attacking the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Alexandropol directly to Komyshuvakha itself. During the attack, the actions of the advanced units of the Russian Federation were actively supported by mortar fire and air strikes by its army aviation …. despite this, the attacking units of the Russian Federation, having suffered significant losses even during their deployment into battle formations, were forced to stop and engage in close fire combat with the advanced units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, after which, under the cover of artillery fire, they retreated to the starting line.

So in the area of ​​Severodonetsk , the Russian troops today tried to break through to the outskirts of Severodonetsk from the side of Borovenka, as well as in the area of ​​Borovskoye. In both cases, it fails. It is significant that at the same time, acting along the right bank of the Seversky Donets in the direction of Nizhnee – Ustinovka – Belaya Gora, the Russian troops also tried to advance in the direction of the southern outskirts of Lisichansk. And with the same result…

As for the Izyum grouping , which fell under the pernicious influence of the chief political officer of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, after a very brisk start the day before yesterday, it again fell into a lethargic regrouping, punctuated by outbreaks of activity in separate areas and regular massive shelling of the advanced positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Slavyansk …