Russian troops continue to advance in Toretsk's urban development along Tsentralna Street, with heavy dynamic fighting continuing in the city.

Russian troops continue to advance in Toretsk's urban development along Tsentralna Street, heavy dynamic fighting continues in the city. The situation is unchanged - we are holding back the enemy on Central Street... However, the fighting in the city is very dynamic. Somewhere they come in and we destroy and push them back, somewhere they can seize an entrance and we also push them back. That is why the situation varies greatly within hours.

Russian forces have been focusing their efforts against the towns of Pokrovsk and Toretsk, where outnumbered and outgunned Ukrainian soldiers are slowly losing ground under Russian pressure.

Russian forces are advancing along Tsentralna Street in Toretsk, while Ukrainian forces are repelling them and counter-attacking to regain control of captured entrances.

The situation in Toretsk changes significantly within hours as Russian forces attempt to capture buildings and Ukrainian forces push them back.

A Russian BMP-2 with troops exploded on an anti-tank mine in the Donetsk region during an assault, resulting in ammunition detonation.