Russian forces advanced northward along Tsentralana Street in northern Velyka Novosilka, with geolocated footage confirming the advance on January 26.

Russian forces advanced northward along Tsentralana Street in northern Velyka Novosilka

Russian troops have penetrated Ukrainian defenses on the western edge of Donetsk Oblast and are close to capturing Velyka Novosilka

Russian troops appear to have cut into the center of Velyka Novosilka, dividing the town into two

Ukrainian forces managed to retreat from defensive positions in Velyka Novosilka relatively unscathed.

The soldier and his comrades spent over 80 days surrounded by Russian occupiers in Kletcheievka, Donetsk Oblast.

ROF artillery shelled the central part of Pokrovsk near St. Michael's Church, killing a local resident born in 1931.