Russian military have advanced near several settlements in the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. This is evidenced by the updated map of the Ukrainian analytical monitoring project DeepState .

Thus, as analysts reported, the enemy is having success near the villages of Karpivka and Kozatske in Donetsk region. In addition, Russian troops have again advanced in the city of Pokrovsk, for which fierce fighting is currently underway.

Also, according to DeepState, over the past day, the occupiers have made progress near the village of Borivska Andriyivka, Kharkiv region.

The situation at the front

As UNIAN previously reported, GUR special forces cleared the"gray zone" on the territory of the Kakhovka reservoir, the dam of which was blown up by the Russian occupiers in 2023. It was noted that as part of the operation in the area of the"Velyki Kuchugury" section, which is located 7 kilometers from the coastline, special forces discovered and eliminated two occupiers. The fighters raised a blue-yellow flag over the territory of the islands and took it under control.

We also wrote that additional special forces broke through to Pokrovsk to assist the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. According to Ukrainian intelligence, combat operations are currently underway aimed at eliminating enemy attempts to expand fire influence on logistics in the area of responsibility of the Main Intelligence Directorate.

The Independent explained, Where will Russia go next? , if it captures Pokrovsk. According to journalists, this will give it a platform to advance north to the two largest cities in Donetsk Oblast - Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. In addition, as noted, this will be the most important territorial gain for the Russian army in Ukraine since the capture of Avdiivka in early 2024.