Situation on the Lyman direction, Donetsk Oblast: Over the last 10 days, Ukrainian forces continued their localised counteroffensive north of (Krasny) Lyman and have made additionally significant progress, threatening the Russian salient with a physical encirclement.
In the northeast, Ukrainian forces continued their main thrust towards the Zherebets River. After occupying the main Russian strongpoints on the tactical heights, they continued pushing southeast down the ridgeline, entering several new treeline positions and capturing a number of forested areas further east. They also managed to improve their positions west of the tributary of the Zherebets River south of Nove, capturing new forested areas towards Zelyonaya Dolina from the east. From here, Ukrainian forces are penetrating further east through the forested areas towards the Donetsk-Lugansk regional border and the village of Ivanovka, while other assault groups resume attacks towards Zelyonaya Dolina from the north.
To the west, the Ukrainians recaptured positions northeast of Srednie following earlier Russian counterattacks and began advancing south down the eastern bank of the Nitrius river towards Shandrigolovo, aiming to link up with their forces attacking from the south. Other assault groups are also advancing south down the western bank of the River, reaching the northern outskirts of Srednie as Russian forces slowly withdraw eastwards.
To the southwest, Russian forces continue to retreat from their bridgehead west of the Nitrius River, allowing Ukrainian forces to clear numerous treelines and forested areas southeast of Korovy Yar and east of Alexandrovka. Additionally, Ukrainian forces re-established full control over the main part of the Svety Gory National Park and the neighbouring forested areas, allowing them to approach Shandrigolovo from the west.
To the southeast, Russian forces retreated from the village of Novosyolovka allowing Ukraine to re-establish full control over it, as well as the forests and treelines to the north. This has, in turn, allowed Ukraine to intensify their infiltrations into the centre of Shandrigolovo from the south and enter Derilovo from the west. Meanwhile, other Ukrainian assault groups cleared the last remaining parts of Drobyshevo, officially securing the entire town, and began pushing beyond it into the nearby treelines further northeast.
To the east, the Ukrainians consolidated in the forests north of Stavky and deepened their infiltrations north into the forested gullies west of Kolodezi, attacking north, northwest, and northeast. Other assault groups managed to infiltrate the western part of Kolodezi and are trying to capture the centre of the village. The fall of Kolodezi would effectively encircle Russian forces north of Lyman. Additionally, other Ukrainian forces resumed infiltrations into the northwestern streets of Zarichnoe (Kirovsk).
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