Russian forces conducted 16 attacks on the Lyman axis, trying to advance toward 6 settlements.
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Lyman axis: the enemy attacked 16 times, trying to advance toward six settlements, focusing on Hrekivka, Makiivka, Nevske, Zarichne, Torske, and Novosadove.
the outnumbered and outgunned Ukrainian soldiers are forced to withdraw little by little on the Pokrovsk, Vuhledar, and Toretsk axes
Russian forces launched a major assault using tanks and armored vehicles against Ukraine's 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade near Kostiantynivka on Saturday
The attack was halted after lead elements struck a minefield and were hit by FPV kamikaze drones
Russians began shelling Horenka, preparing for assault
An operator of an attack UAV of the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade hit two enemy infantrymen who were heading to their positions in full kit with accurate drops.
One of the occupiers' stocks of smoke ammunition caught fire as a result of the hit, and he left his wounded comrade to die and fled.
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