Ukrainian forces pushed back Russian troops near Lyman, Russia intensified strikes on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk
Fresh reports describe two parallel processes in Donetsk Oblast. A Ukrainian counterattack north of Sloviansk pushed the Russian 20th Army back to the Zherebets River. At the same time, Russian strikes on Sloviansk, Kramatorsk and Druzhkivka led to a rise in the number of wounded and made evacuation more difficult.
Sources
· 5Украинские войска оттеснили российские силы к реке Жеребец под Лиманом
1Россия усиливает удары по Славянску и Краматорску в ходе наступления на Донбассе
2Российские удары по Дружковке: мирные жители не могут эвакуироваться
3Украина укрепляет Донецк на фоне наступления России на Славянск
4Новая тактика обстрелов России усиливает страдания в Украине
5Key points
- After almost four months of advances, Ukraine’s Third Army Corps pushed a significant part of the Russian 20th Combined Arms Army back to the Zherebets River, easing pressure on the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
- The number of wounded civilians in Sloviansk and Kramatorsk rose from 70 in June to 212 in August amid an increase in Russian drone and glide-bomb strikes.
- Several thousand civilians remain in Druzhkivka, many without water, electricity or gas, and evacuation is becoming increasingly difficult.
- Russia claimed full control of neighboring Kostiantynivka amid attempts to seize the remaining Ukrainian strongholds in Donetsk Oblast.
What happened
Units of Ukraine’s Third Army Corps, after almost four months of advancing north of Sloviansk, pushed a significant part of the Russian 20th Combined Arms Army back to the Zherebets River. The operation eased pressure on the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration and led to the encirclement of small groups of Russian soldiers. The offensive took place amid an unusual information vacuum, and details became known only in recent days.
Russian forces sharply increased the number of drone and glide-bomb strikes on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. The number of wounded civilians rose from 70 in June to 212 in August. Russia claimed full control of neighboring Kostiantynivka amid attempts to seize the remaining Ukrainian strongholds in Donetsk Oblast. Several thousand civilians remain in Druzhkivka, many without water, electricity or gas, and evacuation is becoming increasingly difficult.
Previously
- The internal archive of mimile.kz reported that Ukraine had strengthened the defense of eastern Donetsk Oblast amid Russian attempts to capture Sloviansk, a key part of the “fortress belt.”
- Separately, it was noted that since mid-August Russia had intensified air raids across Ukraine: the number of weekly raids rose from five to 34.
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