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Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Slovyansk direction but did not advance, with fighting reported near Lyman.
Lyman, Donetsk Oblast
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Source Reports
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.
Russian forces attacked Kramatorsk.
Ukrainian forces recently cleared Russian infiltrators from western Kostyantynivka.
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