Occupiers have achieved significant successes in the Pokrovsk direction: ISW analysis.


According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Russian troops have made significant progress in the Pokrovsk direction, however, Ukrainian troops have retreated from certain areas southeast of Pokrovsk. Geolocation footage confirms that Russian troops have advanced more than two kilometers from their previous positions in Novogrodovka and captured Kalynove. There were also fights near Hlyboke and Vovchansk. Ukrainian forces reclaimed lost positions southwest of Kreminna.
In the Siversk direction, there have been no significant changes, but Russian troops continue offensive actions in some areas. Slight advancement of the occupiers has also been recorded in the Toretsk direction. Ukrainian troops successfully repelled Russian attacks in the Dnipro direction, including the islands of the Dnipro Delta.
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