The fighting in the Donetsk Oblast did not bring significant changes. Russian forces approached Bakhmut from the south-east, attacking the defenders’ positions in the village of Vesela Dolyna, neighbouring the city. The Ukrainians are still defending themselves in the villages northeast of Bakhmut (Soledar, Bakhmuts’ke), on its eastern outskirts and east of the Bakhmut– Horlivka road (Kodema). Defenders also hold positions north-west of Donetsk, however, the aggressor’s advance has shifted north of the city, along the road to Kramatorsk (Oleksandropil). …read more
Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
