Analysts of the US Institute for the Study of War note that the Defense Forces have achieved great success in the direction of Svatovo-Kremennaya. There, telling information from Russian sources, they declare successful attacks by Ukrainian soldiers on this sector of the front.

One of the Russian bloggers has already stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have captured a stronghold near Krasnopopovka, it is located 5 kilometers northwest of Kremennaya. The latest ISW report states that Ukrainian forces have advanced in this sector since December 23.

Russian sources also note that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have regrouped and are transferring forces from the Kharkov direction to the Svatovo-Kremennaya line. There is a possibility of a resumption of the offensive.

" The head of the Kharkiv regional administration, Oleg Sinegubov, said on December 27 that Russian troops occupy 1.6% of the territory of the Kharkiv region,"

The ISW assumes that the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated Dvukhrichnaya, Novomlinsk and Tavilzhanka, they are located in the north-east of Kharkiv region. De-occupation of Kolomyychikha in the Luhansk region is also likely. This is evidenced by the fact that both Ukrainian and Russian sources report that the Russian Federation shelled these settlements on December 27.

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Recall, on December 27, the head of the Luhansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai, announced that Russia was concentrating a huge number of new military personnel in Kremennaya. He noted that every meter is hard for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, because everything is mined there, the invaders are constantly shelling with large caliber.