In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces continue pushing the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the salient between the village of Nevelske and the Vovcha River. In recent days, Russian forces have captured the village of Halytsynivka. The Russian Ministry of Defense also claimed to have taken the village of Zhelanne Pershe, though this remains unverified—DeepState has marked it as contested. Russian forces are also advancing toward the villages of Hostre and Oleksandropil, located south of the village of Kurakhivka. West of Halytsynivka and the previously captured Lisivka, the AFU are gradually retreating from the town of Ukrainsk, as anticipated by OSINT analyst Def Mon, who showed a few days ago that the town was close to being encircled.

In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces continue advancing in the village of Hrodivka and towards the village of Lysivka, northwest of Novohrodivka. The RuAF have also made progress west of the village of Nevelske, occupying the village of Lisivka, east of the town of Ukrainsk. It appears that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are gradually withdrawing from the pocket that has formed. After this, the AFU will likely concentrate near the town of Hirnyk, with a population of about 12,000, and the village of Kurakhivka. They may also establish defensive positions near the villages of Zhelanne Pershe and Zhelanne Druhe.

In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces are reportedly advancing in the southern part of the village of Novohrodivka toward Lysivka and Marynivka, as well as in Ukrainsk, along the southern flank of the Ocheretyne salient.

In the Vuhledar direction, Russian forces have captured the village of Vodiane, located northeast of the town of Vuhledar. This has resulted in Vuhledar being partially encircled, with the village of Prechystivka to the west having been captured earlier. Ukrainian forces in Vuhledar now have access to supply routes only via rural roads leading to the village of Bohoiavlenka. It is likely that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will have to abandon the town soon to avoid the risk of being fully encircled. Holding Vuhledar has already been challenging due to its prolonged exposure to airstrikes and artillery shelling, which have left the town nearly destroyed. It is worth noting that fighting in the Vuhledar direction began as early as November...

In the Toretsk direction, Ukrainian forces have recaptured some positions in the village of Niu-York. According to DeepState, they now control the phenol plant and the area to the north of it.

The situation has changed in recent days in Chasiv Yar, located north of the Pokrovsk direction and west of the town of Bakhmut. Russian assault groups have crossed the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas Canal and appear to have gained a foothold in the residential neighborhood in the eastern part of the town, specifically in the Oktyabrskyi district.

The advance of Russian forces in the Pokrovsk direction appears to have somewhat slowed. This may be due to the need to pull in reserves and possibly a decision to intensify offensives on other fronts. Nevertheless, in recent days, Russian troops have made some progress on the southern flank of the Ocheretyne salient, moving south from the already occupied village of Memryk, capturing the small village of Dolynivka, and approaching the village of Halytsynivka, which is now in a precarious position.

In the Kursk region, Russian forces have retaken the village of Korenevo, which was previously captured by Ukrainian forces, according to DeepState.

The situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Pokrovsk direction is becoming increasingly dangerous. Although we anticipated that the town of Novohrodivka would be captured in the coming days, the pace of the Russian forces' advance has exceeded our expectations, not only failing to slow down as it approached the town but even accelerating. Initially, DeepState noted that the Russian Armed Forces had pushed through the town, with fighting continuing on the northern outskirts. However, Ukrainian journalist Yurii Butusov has since confirmed that Novohrodivka has fallen, with the fighting lasting only three days.

In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces have expanded their control south of the village of Mykolaivka, towards the village of Mykhailivka, and advanced into the village of Novohrodivka.