Donbas Area – Southeast and South
Southwest of Pokrovsk, Russians continued to advance, taking Kotlyne and advancing within Udachne and south of it. Ukrainian counterattacked within Udachne, pushing Russians back a little. Fighting continued within the village.
Russians continued to advance southwest of Yasenove, in the area south of Novoandriivka and southeast of Sribne. A little to the south, they advanced west of Slovyanka and Petropavlivka.
Ukrainians pushed Russians back on their line of advance from Shevchenko towards Andriivka.
West of Kurakhove, Russians entered Dachne.
Following the recent fall of Vremivka, the position of Ukrainian forces within Velyka Novosilka became desperate due to their half-encirclement. Ukrainians were withdrawing from the town under fire, with Russians taking part of it.
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