In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian forces launched a counterattack, recapturing positions in the low-lying ground.

Following heavy artillery preparation, Ukrainian forces advanced down a treeline northeast of the village of Zaliznyanske, and began storming the Russian positions in the forest north of the reservoir. They were able to enter the trenches and clear them out, seizing control over the forest.

+ ~1.23km² in favour of Ukraine.

In the Chasiv Yar direction, Russian forces advanced and completed the capture of Chasiv Yar city centre.

After the main part of the remaining Ukrainian garrison withdrew to the forests to the rear, Russian forces began advancing to and occupying the largely empty positions in the 4 and 3-story buildings. They also occupied new positions near the railway depot to the northwest.

+ ~0.24km² in favour of Russia.

In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian forces continued their offensive and have cleared the pocket southwest of the city of Toretsk.

Ukrainian forces pulled back from the perimeter of the pocket and accumulated in the villages of Hnativka and Stara Mykolaivka. Russian forces advanced from all directions, occupying those largely empty positions and tightening the encirclement.

They captured the remaining part of Hnativka, before storming Stara Mykolaivka and the remaining treelines and forest plantations, capturing the Ukrainian soldiers there as POWs. New positions were subsequently established on the remaining stretch of road between the villages of Zorya and Romanivka, which was previously in the grey zone.

+ ~18.90km² in favour of Russia.

Russian forces have captured the village of Stroivka, Kolodyazne direction, Kharkiv Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~31
Total land area: ~0.41km²

Close-up footage of a Russian Geran-2 drone strike on a storage facility in the village of Novofedorivka, Donetsk Oblast.

Coordinates: 48.43388, 36.97583

For those who saw the most recent popular post on me, just know I'm not going to be engaging in any back-and-forth with @clement_molin like I have with other accounts in the past. That isn't the point of this account, which is mainly for posting news.

I've followed Clement for some time, including before I started taking reporting seriously, and I think he is very intelligent and knows a lot about geopolitics and war. This is why I am particularly surprised that this is coming from him.

Clement, if you're reading this, I am more than willing to talk to you about it in DMs. We're a similar age, have similar interests and I'm sure we have some common ground, but I don't want any more "twitter drama". It's just boring and I would prefer not to have this constant hate train against both of us from each other's followers.

To my followers, don't go harassing Clement about his takes and calling him slurs (which I have been seeing). If you are going to disagree, do so respectfully and counter with actual points. Insults get you nowhere and are a bad look. Hate is unnecessary and only contributes to more division.

⚡️🇸🇾 ISIS has claimed responsibility for the recent attacks in Talul al-Safa, marking its first direct operation against the Syrian army since the fall of the Assad regime.

The group said it planted two explosive devices targeting Syrian soldiers in the area.

It reported at least seven troops were killed or injured in the blasts.

@wfwitness

Last night from 3:30am to 3:37am, 2 Geran-2 drones attacked the city of Slovyansk, Donetsk Oblast. They flew in from the northwest from Kharkiv Oblast and both hit their targets. Ukrainian air defence didn't operate at all, likely due to the poor weather conditions.

Unlike usual, no Russian reconnaissance drone operated over the city at the time of the strikes, also likely due to the weather conditions.

Thread about the New Ukrainian Donbas line is out. Go have a look!

https://x.com/Playfra0/status/1928183254089429005