Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Slovyansk direction but did not advance, with fighting reported near Lyman.
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Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Slovyansk direction without advancing.
Ukrainian defenders stopped 33 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk front.
The Unmanned Systems Forces struck 29 Russian energy hubs in the Donetsk region and Crimea.
An intensifying barrage of glide bombs and FPV attacks is gradually destroying the city.
Ukrainian forces recently cleared Russian infiltrators from western Kostyantynivka.
Russian occupiers used small infantry groups to penetrate and occupy positions in the settlement.
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