In the east of Ukraine, active hostilities continue in the area of \u200b\u200bSeverodonetsk, Svyatogorsk, Liman, Lysichansk and Bakhmut. Despite the statements of the Russians, in Severodonetsk, the Ukrainian defenders continue to resist the aggressor, but have somewhat changed tactics, instead of trying to hold the city, the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to cause maximum damage to the enemy, reports the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

The head of the Lugansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai, denied Kadyrov's preliminary statements about the complete capture of Severodonetsk. Fighting is still going on in the city, but the situation remains extremely difficult for both sides.. The Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled Russian ground attacks on Toshkovka and Ustinovka, which prevented the invaders from gaining a foothold on the western bank of the Seversky Donets. It is likely that Russian troops are trying to move up the western bank in order to avoid the difficult crossing of the river from Severodonetsk..

In the area of \u200b\u200bthe T1302 highway from Bakhmut to Lisichansk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine were able to push back the Russian positions from Nagornoye, however, fighting is underway near Berestov. The occupiers are conducting intensive artillery shelling of the western part of the Donetsk region and inflicting air strikes west and east of Popasna to disrupt Ukrainian logistics routes.

Extremely tense situation in the north of Donbass.

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The Russian Telegram channel Swodki reports that Russian military units will soon completely occupy Svyatogorsk. This can be confirmed by pictures, in another Russian Telegram channel WarJournal, of the destroyed, according to them, by Ukrainian defenders, the bridge over the Seversky Donets in Svyatogorsk, which connects it with the village of Tatyanovka.

Thus, the invaders are in a hurry to unite the disparate units advancing south of Izyum for further advance into Slavyansk.