The key facts

  • Fighting is underway on the southeastern approaches to Sloviansk and Nikolaevka — according to DPR head Denis Pushilin
  • According to Pushilin, the

Pushilin's statement on the advance toward Sloviansk

Russian troops are fighting on the southeastern approaches to Sloviansk and Nikolaevka. This was stated by the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, in an interview with the news agency Life.ru. According to him, during the advance, Russian units are using high ground and tree lines.

Encirclement of the agglomeration and drone operations

In this section of the front, the are conducting reconnaissance and identifying AFU mobile groups in the urban development of Kramatorsk.

What is important to keep in mind

All of the information cited comes from a single source — the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin — and the publication contains no independent confirmation from other sources. Statements by the parties about the front line during combat operations traditionally diverge, so the specific lines and the scale of the advance remain unverified. Life.ru also notes that Pushilin previously reported fierce fighting in Druzhkovka and Veryubovka.

Pushilin reported fierce fighting in Druzhkovka and Veryubovka