Russian forces marginally advanced to Ukrainska Street in northern Toretsk and to Haharina Street in southeastern Toretsk.

Russian forces advanced to Ukrainska Street in northern Toretsk and Haharina Street in southeastern Toretsk

Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi decided to withdraw Defense Forces units from the said area to avoid encirclement.

The units carried out necessary maneuvers to avoid encirclement and continue performing tasks on the Kurakhove-Konstantynopolske axis.

Russian forces recently advanced within Toretsk.

Russians are regrouping on the occupied section and becoming more active on the flanks of a new potential pocket

OSGT Khortytsia reported that Ukrainian units withdrew from Uspenivka and Trudove to avoid encirclement while Russian forces formed a pocket around the area.

DeepState analysts previously reported that Russian occupation forces had formed an 'Uspenivka sack' and not all Ukrainian soldiers were able to leave.