The situation on the Slovyansk & Kramatorsk directions, Donetsk Oblast: During the last weeks, Ukrainian forces continued their counter-attacks from the east of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, new advances in several different areas. In the north, Ukrainian forces set fire to the fortifications and forests southwest of Riva Luka, starting with an early Russian re-infiltration and began to penetrate east towards the village of Kaleniki. Russian forces continued to try to cut off the Ukrainian soldiers from their positions in the northern streets of Kriva Luka. In the south, the Ukrainians recaptured the village of Yurkbakka and retook a series of wooden posts east of the Cybersky Dots River. From there, small assault groups began to infiltrate eastward into the villages of Lypivka, Dibrova and Furivka Druha. Fighting in Rai-Oleksandrivka continues, where neither side can gain the upper hand in the large gray area there. In the southwest, Ukrainian forces initiated a new series of counterattacks along the Siverskyi-Donets Canal, building on their previous successes near Yurkabka and Zapovide. They managed to regain several strong points along the west bank of the canal, and threatened to cut down Malinbeke. Other assault groups began pushing north from their previous front into Minkivka, retaking the village of Tykhonivka and the surrounding tree lines. Determining operations against the remaining Russian positions at Malinbaka, which would effectively eliminate the Russian bridgehead west of the Siverskyi-Donets Canal. + -17.30 km in favor of Ukraine. Interactive map: amkmapping.com #Ukrainemap.

The situation on the Slovyansk & Kramatorsk directions, Donetsk Oblast: During the last weeks, Ukrainian forces continued their counter-attacks from the east of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, new advances in several different areas. In the north, Ukrainian forces set fire to the fortifications and forests southwest of Riva Luka, starting with an early Russian re-infiltration and began to penetrate east towards the village of Kaleniki. Russian forces continued to try to cut off the Ukrainian soldiers from their positions in the northern streets of Kriva Luka. In the south, the Ukrainians recaptured the village of Yurkbakka and retook a series of wooden posts east of the Cybersky Dots River. From there, small assault groups began to infiltrate eastward into the villages of Lypivka, Dibrova and Furivka Druha. Fighting in Rai-Oleksandrivka continues, where neither side can gain the upper hand in the large gray area there. In the southwest, Ukrainian forces initiated a new series of counterattacks along the Siverskyi-Donets Canal, building on their previous successes near Yurkabka and Zapovide. They managed to regain several strong points along the west bank of the canal, and threatened to cut down Malinbeke. Other assault groups began pushing north from their previous front into Minkivka, retaking the village of Tykhonivka and the surrounding tree lines. Determining operations against the remaining Russian positions at Malinbaka, which would effectively eliminate the Russian bridgehead west of the Siverskyi-Donets Canal. + -17.30 km in favor of Ukraine. Interactive map: amkmapping.com #Ukrainemap.