Ukrainian forces push Russians out of Yampil in key eastern breakthrough
Photo: Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Getty Images)
Ukrainian Armed Forces have stabilized the situation near Yampil, close to Lyman in the Donetsk region, reports Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Lyman direction
"I worked with military command bodies and units operating in the Dobropillia, Siversk, and Lyman directions," Syrskyi wrote.
Photo: Yampil remains under the control of Ukraine's Defense Forces (deepstatemap.live)
He added that the situation near Yampil has been stabilized. Units of the Special Operations Forces, Armed Forces, and National Guard are conducting strike-and-search operations inside the village to locate and destroy remaining Russian sabotage groups.
Dobropillia direction
According to Syrskyi, Ukrainian forces in the Dobropillia direction are improving the effectiveness of strikes on enemy concentrations and targeting their logistics.
Over the past day, Russian forces lost 47 personnel in this area, including 32 killed.
Since the start of the counteroffensive in the Dobropillia direction, Russia has lost about 3,520 troops, of whom 1,988 were killed. Ukrainian forces have also destroyed or disabled 991 units of enemy weapons and equipment.
Russian fake advances in Yampil
Earlier, Russian propaganda claimed alleged advances in the village of Yampil in the Donetsk region. However, enemy reports of success near Lyman are fake.
According to the General Staff, the hottest directions on the front remain Lyman, Toretsk, Pokrovsk, and Novopavlivka.
A critical situation has also developed in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region. More details are available in RBC-Ukraine's article "Logistics for Donbas: Why Russia is targeting Kupiansk and can Ukraine hold the city?”
