Ukrainian forces have recaptured the village of Novooleksandrivka, Pokrovs'ke direction, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~263.
Total land area: ~1.06 km².

The fighting for Novooleksandrivka lasted less than 4 days.

Ukrainian forces have recaptured the village of Vidradne, Pokrovs'ke direction, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~166.
Total land area: ~0.65 km².

Last night, Russia once again attacked Ukrainian-controlled Donetsk Oblast with Geran-2 drones.

At least 9 Gerans attacked the area of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, hitting multiple targets, including the Cherevkovka District in eastern Slovyansk.

The attached image is from Cherevkovka.

A Russian Pantsir-S1 launcher tries and fails to shoot down a Ukrainian drone (presumably FP-1/2) before it strikes the system.

In the Komyshuvakha direction, Ukrainian forces continued their counterattacks and have made new progress in the direction of Stepnohirsk.

After clearing large parts of the fields southwest of Mahdalynivka, Ukrainian forces pushed further southwest to the next treelines, capturing new positions on the tactical heights there. From there, they pushed even further, entrenching along the Stepnohirsk - Lukyanivske Road, while some assault groups managed to infiltrate the northern streets of Stepnohirsk.

+ ~4.59 km² in favour of Ukraine.

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In the Pokrovs'ke direction, Ukrainian forces continued their counteroffensive operation and have made additional significant progress in recent days.

After penetrating the main Russian defences southeast of Oleksiivka, Ukrainian forces began attempting to secure the right flank of their main attack vector, where Russia didn't hold a significant troop presence. They pushed west from Oleksiivka, capturing treeline positions and reaching Novooleksandriivka from the east and north, which they were able to subsequently capture. From there, they pushed south on a wide front along several different treelines, quickly reaching the tributary of the Yanchur River at numerous points.

At the same time, attacks began further east, coinciding with the beginnings of Russian withdrawals from their forward positions in the area of the Haichur River, due to the threat of encirclement. Ukrainian forces recaptured the village of Vidradne without encountering much resistance, and cleared the surrounding treelines. They also pushed southeast down the road from the village of Hai, largely aligning the front with the assault groups attacking from Novooleksandrivka.

From there, Ukrainian forces crossed the tributary of the Yanchur River at two main points. The first was at the eastern edge of Vyshneve, where they were able to entrench in the eastern part of the village and begin fighting for the central streets. This allowed the main attacking force to penetrate southeast down the gulley, and begin moving further east through the treelines in order to outflank Verbove from the south.

This push was done in coordination with the second crossing over the tributary, which took place just west of Verbove. The Ukrainians were able to take control of the western part of the village and are now engaged in fighting with Russian rear-guard units for the central and eastern houses. Russian forces initiated a withdrawal from Verbove to avoid being cut off by the Ukrainian westward push south of the village, and are also beginning to withdraw from Vyshneve, Danylivka, Yehorivka, Kyrpychne and Ostapivske due to the larger Ukrainian advancements.

Additionally, in the east, after taking the village of Sosnivka, Ukrainian forces began pushing further east and managed to recapture the Khoroshe tract along the southern bank of the Vorona River, reaching the western outskirts of Vorone.

+ ~52.68 km² in favour of Ukraine.

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In the Prosyana direction, Russian forces resumed their assault operations west of Ivanivka and have captured new positions in the direction of Havrylivka.

In conjunction with the continued fighting in and around Ivanivka, Russian forces have began attacking west through the forests west of the village once again, where they were able to establish control over the rest of the positions there. From there, they managed to take some positions in the adjacent treeline, and began attempts at capturing positions in the treelines directly east of Havrylivka.

+ ~1.98 km² in favour of Russia.

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In the Kostyantynivka direction, Ukrainian forces resumed their counterattacks in Chasiv Yar, making some small advances in the city.

Amid Russian attempts at finally dislodging the Ukrainians from their last strongpoints in the Pivdennyi District of the city, Ukrainian forces began attacking to the north. They were able to recapture the Chasiv Yar substation and the wastewater treatment plant, before advancing to the northeast and breaking into the neighbouring Shevchenko District. Here, they infiltrated towards the city centre and carried out some localised clearing operations, without consolidation.

+ ~0.50 km² in favour of Ukraine.

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In the Rai-Oleksandrivka direction, Russian forces continued their assault operations east of the Siverskyi Donets Canal and have made new progress in and around Minkivka.

Russian forces advanced from the central and eastern parts of Minkivka to the northern outskirts of the village, capturing additional positions in the houses and agricultural buildings there.

From there, the Russians crossed the tributary of the Vasyukivka River and infiltrated the village of Holubivka. Other assault groups infiltrated the village from the north, resulting in a large grey-zone forming.

+ ~1.53 km² in favour of Russia.

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In the Svyatohirsk, Lyman, and Borova directions, under heavy artillery and drone cover, Ukrainian forces launched a series of coordinated counterattacks, and have recaptured some positions over the last 10 days.

In the southeast, Ukrainian forces advanced north from their bridgehead west of the Nitrius River, recapturing positions in the forests northwest of Drobysheve and re-entered the southern part of Novoselivka, where they entrenched along two residential streets.

To the west, Ukrainian forces cleared parts of the forest southwest of Yarova from Russian DRGs, and continued their attacks in central and western Yarova. On the otherhand, Russian forces infiltrated the eastern part of Yarova, while DRGs continued infiltrating from western Yarova towards the eastern outskirts of Svyatohirsk.

To the north, Ukrainian forces began counterattacking from Korovii Yar. They advanced southeast down the Korovii Yar - Shandryholove Road and recaptured a number of strongpoints and treeline positions. Meanwhile, fighting continues in Oleksandrivka, where Ukrainian forces are attacking in the western part of the village and the Russians are attacking in the eastern and central parts.

+ ~6.44 km² in favour of Ukraine.

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In the Kupyansk direction, both Russian and Ukrainian forces continued to advance.

In the east, following a series of assault operations, Russian forces managed to dislodge the Ukrainians from their strongpoints in the treelines east of Petropavlivka, and reached the eastern outskirts of the village from the north. Additionally, they opened up a new infiltration route to Kivsharivka from Pishchane.

In the west, Ukrainian forces continued their clearing operations in the city centre of Kupyansk. They consolidated in School No. 1, fully blocking off the Russian soldiers stuck in the City Central Hospital from the nearby high-rise buildings. The remaining operationally encircled Russian formations in the city centre continue to be resupplied via drones. This, combined with the redeployment of the Ukrainian 475th Assault Regiment from here to the Hulyaipole direction, is complicating efforts at finally completing this months-long operation.

+ ~4.74 km² in favour of Russia.
+ ~0.02 km² in favour of Ukraine.

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In the Bilyi Kolodyaz, Ternova, and Lyptsi directions, Russian forces continued their assault operations, however are struggling to make new progress.

In the west, Russian forces continued expanding their zone of control across the international border in the area of Zelene. They crossed the border at a new point slightly further east and captured a forested area there. They also resumed their attacks from Zelene in the direction of Neskuchne.

To the east, the Russians continued their assault operations southwards along the eastern bank of the Siverskyi Donets River. They are attempting to consolidate in positions in the southern streets of Hrafske and Symynivka, as well as to dislodge Ukrainian soldiers from their remaining positions in the forests between the two villages, north of the tributary of the Siverskyi Donets River. Additionally, Russian forces resumed assault operations south of Vilcha and have entered multiple new treelines there, expanding the grey-zone.

To the northeast, the Russians continued attempts at taking the last streets of Vovchanski-Khutoryi, but are encountering fierce Ukrainian resistance here, preventing them from establishing full control over the village.

+ ~5.74 km² in favour of Russia.

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In the Krasnopillya direciton, Russian forces continued their assault operations and have further expanded their zone of control across the international border.

After capturing positions west of Vysoke, Russian forces continued pushing west and established a foothold in the eastern part of the large forests, and are now trying to push further. They also captured some treeline positions northwest of Vysoke.

Meanwhile, in response to the Russian cross-border incursion slightly further north, Ukrainian forces launched a series of counterattacks and re-entered the Pokrovka tract. A grey-zone has now formed as the Russians attempt to bypass it from the south with these recent advances.

+ ~1.87 km² in favour of Russia.

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Ukrainian channels are also now beginning to acknowledge the counterattacks taking place in the Svyatohirsk and Borova directions (Lyman area).

In the Khotin direction, Russian forces intensified their assault operations and have made new progress in two different areas.

In the east, Russian forces advanced further south down the forest plantations on either side of the Snahist River and captured multiple treelines on the tactical heights to the west. This allowed for some soldiers to infiltrate further south and enter a treeline northeast of Korchakivka. Meanwhile, other assault groups improved their positions northeast of Mala Korchakivka, capturing new treeline positions there too.

In the west, Russian forces launched a coordinated series of attacks aimed at recapturing the village of Kindrativka. They entered the village from the north, northeast, and east, and are now engaged in fighting for multiple different streets.

+ ~2.23 km² in favour of Russia.

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