Russian forces advance in Kramatorsk and Bakhmut districts of Donetsk region
Russian occupying forces have made advances in the Kramatorsk Raion and Bakhmut Raion of Donetsk region, according to the monitoring project DeepState.
Analysts reported that Russian troops advanced in the settlement of Berestok in Kramatorsk district, as well as near Fedorivka Druha in the Bakhmut district.

DeepState noted that its battlefield map had been updated to reflect the changes on these sections of the front line.
Meanwhile, Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi remains under Ukrainian control, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov claimed that the settlement had been captured, but OSINT analysts report that Russian forces have not even approached the area.
Earlier, Ukrainian forces eliminated Russian operational reserves in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad. On the Kupiansk direction, Ukrainian troops also destroyed an enemy artillery gun using FPV drones.