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🔻Details on the Progress of the Offensive:

▪️At the end of April, following over a month of intense fighting, assault units expelled AFU forces from Kam'yanka and raised the Russian flag in the village streets.

▪️By May 27, Russian troops launched a multi-directional assault and took control of Stroivka, located to the east. This allowed them to establish a defensive line north of the Oskil River.

▪️In the central sector, by June 7, Russian assault groups cleared several tree belts northwest of Dvorichna, consolidating gains in forested terrain.

▪️Also in late April, Russian forces engaged in combat for Doroshivka. Securing this village would enable continued westward advancement toward Monachynivka.

▪️To the south, by June 5, after more than a month of fighting, Russian forces drove Ukrainian troops from the northern outskirts of Kondrashivka and entrenched themselves along the newly secured positions.

🔻Situation Overview on the direction:

▪️On May 25, Russian troops made significant progress in the fields along the Mokri Yaly River, engaging in combat on the approaches to Komar. Gains in this sector could critically undermine the defensive capabilities of Ukrainian forces in nearby Fedorivka, now threatened from the left flank.

▪️A few days later, Russian assault units managed to straighten the frontline near Burlatske, pushing the enemy back into the fields north of the village. Simultaneously, troops from the 394th Motor Rifle Regiment fully liberated Zelene Pole, located on the southern flank of the axis.

▪️On the last day of May, Russian forces successfully expelled Ukrainian units from the nearby settlement of Novopil. This was one of the last villages under Ukrainian control captured during the so-called 2023 “summer counteroffensive.”

🔻Detailed Overview of the Engagements:

▪️Around May 12, Russian forces succeeded in dislodging Ukrainian troops from a number of strongpoints and advanced toward the ruins of the Agregatny Plant.

Fighting in the surrounding area is ongoing — most of the urban landscape remains a “grey zone” with neither side maintaining firm control.

▪️In the second half of May, Russian forces carried out a series of localized attacks on AFU positions in the residential sector. As a result, assault groups managed to push back the enemy and advanced toward the riverbed of the Vovcha.

▪️By May 22, forward elements had reached the area near Starochudna Street, but were unable to establish a foothold immediately. Ukrainian forces launched a counterattack, leading to a series of meeting engagements. The frontline in this sector remains unstable and continues to fluctuate.

🔻Detailed Combat Timeline in the Area:

▪️On the approaches to Dyliivka, Russian forces began advancing as early as mid-May, targeting AFU positions near the railway station of the same name. Under artillery cover, assault units entered the built-up area and entrenched themselves near the railway line.

▪️On May 18, Ukrainian units were dislodged from several strongpoints between Dyliivka and Druzhba. In the following days, Russian troops expanded their control along the railway and began clearing the eastern part of Dyliivka.

▪️Simultaneously, intense combat operations were conducted along the Siverskyi Donets–Donbas Canal. After clearing AFU positions between Kurdyumivka and Ozarianivka, Russian forces successfully eliminated the Ukrainian salient southwest of Druzhba.

▪️In Toretsk itself, fierce fighting is ongoing on the northwestern outskirts. Russian assault groups are attempting to gain a foothold near the St. Matrona of Moscow mine. Ukrainian forces are redeploying reserves in an effort to hold their ground.

▪️On the southwestern flank, clashes erupted in the vicinity of settlements located along the H-20 highway. On May 17, Oleksandropil was liberated during an assault. Subsequently, Russian forces entered the northern part of Stara Mykolaivka, where intense urban fighting lasted for approximately ten days.

▪️Under pressure from two directions—Oleksandropil from the west and Romanivka from the east—Ukrainian defenses near Zoria were breached by late May. As a result of coordinated operations, Romanivka, Stara Mykolaivka, and Hnativka were liberated.

▪️Fighting for Zoria, a settlement divided by a river, continued for several days. In early June, the village was fully cleared of Ukrainian forces.

🔻Detailed Situation Report:

▪️Northeast of Myrnohrad, Russian assault units launched several attacks in the direction of Popiv Yar. After several days of intense combat, the village came under Russian control.

▪️Following consolidation in the settlement, Russian troops advanced toward Poltavka and Rusyn Yar. Active operations by assault groups were reported on the southern approaches to Poltavka.

▪️In Yablunivka, Russian forces cleared a major AFU strongpoint on the southwestern outskirts of the village. Subsequently, assault units entrenched themselves within the built-up area.

▪️On the Malynivka–Yelyzavetivka line, Russian troops captured a Ukrainian strongpoint located in the forested area ("green zone") between the two villages. This allowed for a partial elimination of a salient and laid the groundwork for a subsequent push toward Mykolaivka.