Russian forces advance near key eastern highway, increasing pressure on Sloviansk direction, with gains reported near Lyman and surrounding villages in Eastern Ukraine.
The Russian army has advanced in the areas of two villages near an important highway in the east. Russian forces have intensified pressure in the Sloviansk direction.
Russian occupying forces have increased their activity in the Sloviansk direction. Small infantry groups of the Russian Federation have advanced in the village of Minkivka and in the area of the village of Fedorivka Druha.
These settlements are located along the important Bakhmut–Sloviansk highway, according to data from the updated DeepState map.
Recently, the Russian army also made advances in another sector of the Sloviansk direction — near the city of Lyman. Russian forces captured the village of Platonivka and advanced in the village of Zakytne and near Riznykivka.
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