In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing northwest from the town of Selydove along the Solona River, moving from the village of Vyshneve toward the villages of Hryhorivka, Petrivka and Pustynka.
The situation in the Kurakhove direction is deteriorating as the Russian Armed Forces attempt to encircle Kurakhove and its fortified surroundings. Advancing south of the town, they have formed a new pocket along the Sukhi Yaly River, placing the villages of Katerynivka, Antonivka, Yelyzavetivka, Illinka, Romanivka, Veselyi Hai and Hannivka in a vulnerable position. This pocket is about 6 to 7 km [4.3 to 4.9 mi] wide and can be easily covered with fire. Given the relatively fast pace of the Russian advance, the Armed Forces of Ukraine should consider withdrawing to avoid being encircled.
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The Russian Armed Forces have captured the village of Kurakhivka,almost completely occupying the pocket north of the Kurakhove Reservoir. Although the Ukrainian DeepState project has not marked the areas between the villages of Vovchenka and Ostrivske and south of Ostrivske in red (i.e. as controlled by Russian forces) on their map, this territory can now be considered captured. If there are Ukrainian troops left there, those are very unlikely to be able to break out of the encirclement. The project must have not yet received enough visual data to mark these areas as captured by the RuAF.
In the Vuhledar direction in the south of the Donetsk region, the Russian Armed Forces have advanced between the villages of Novoukrainka and Bohoiavlenka, as well as west of the village of Pobieda. The Russian Ministry of Defense officially confirmed the capture of the villages of Shakhtarske, Novoukrainka, and Yasna Poliana.
Fighting continues in the southern Donetsk region, currently the most active section of the frontline. Over recent days, Russian forces have managed to capture the villages of Bohoiavlenka and Novoukrainka and advance in the village of Yasna Poliana.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces have made significant advances in Selydove over recent days. Most of the town is now under Russian control, with the remaining areas likely to be captured soon. Fighting began less than a week ago, which is a relatively rapid pace given that the pre-war population of the Selydove agglomeration was nearly 50,000, with over 23,000 residing in the town itself. Additionally, the RuAF are engaged in fighting for the village of Vyshneve and are attempting to advance southwest from there toward Novodmytrivka and Novooleksiivka.
A significant change in recent days has been the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kupiansk direction, near the village of Kruhliakivka, where they have reached the banks of the Oskil River.
One of the two most dynamic areas of the frontline in recent days has been the Ukrainian salient west of the village of Nevelske in the Kurakhove direction: Russian forces have made significant advances, approaching the town of Hirnyk and the village of Kurakhivka, and have captured the village of Zhelanne Druhe. We believe they might capture Kurakhivka and part of Hirnyk by the end of the week, as urban fighting is already underway on the northern outskirts of the town. Holding the salient would be quite a dangerous scenario for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, therefore Ukrainian troops are likely to retreat from the area in the near future, as they did in Vuhledar. As no videos showing a large number of captured or killed Ukrainian...