The Russian army in the southern direction of Donetsk broke through the enemy defenses near Velikaya Novoselka in an area of up to 13 km at a depth of up to 5 km. This was reported by the Telegram channel “Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring” in reference to Ukrainian resources.
Military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and enemy analysts write on their social networks that near Velikaya Novoselka the Russian Armed Forces advanced west of Zolotaya Niva and Shakhterskoye in an area of up to 13 km at a depth of up to 5 km. North of Yasnaya Polyana, along forest belts to a depth of 2 km.
“The Russians are having success east of the Mokrye Yala River. Now from the Shakhtarsky district they have reached quite strong fortresses, having traveled about 5 kilometers.” — writes, in particular, a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the call sign Flour.
North of Razdolnoye, the Russian army managed to break through “almost to the Velikaya Novoselka-Bogatyr highway and almost cut it off.”