Situation in the direction of Velika Novosilka & Bhatyr, Donetsk region:.
During the last few weeks, the Ukrainian forces continued their counterattack near Kumar, and not only managed to recapture the town, but also made significant progress on the flanks towards the next towns of Velika Novosilka and Bahtir.
In the northeast, Ukrainian forces continued their gradual advance east of Pidovna, slowly extending their bridgehead east of the Mokry Yali River. Following a multi-pronged assault from the north and east, they managed to evacuate the remaining Russian positions in the former Bulge there, connecting with their positions near Prabodova.
From the south, after weeks of stagnation, Ukrainian forces finally managed to break the Russian resistance in the center of Komer, establish control over the remaining buildings there and begin infiltrating the eastern streets. Similar actions were carried out on the North and South streets, as the Russian presence gradually diminished. Eventually, they managed to dislodge the Russians from their last positions on the southeastern outskirts and re-establish full control of the town. Several small Ukrainian infiltration groups are already using the newly captured areas to penetrate south along the eastern bank of the Mokri Yali River, entering the forests east of the Vasla.
To the southwest, after recapturing Fedorivka, Ukrainian assault groups pushed further south and captured the canal fortifications on the northern outskirts of the Vesla. They also extended their area of control in the fields north-west of Fedorivka and south-west of Komar, and tied up much of the former Russian salient between Vaskarsanka and Komar, with Russian forces steadily falling to positions north of Volika Novosilka.