According to a report by the Institute for the Study of War, the enemy claims to be defending against Ukrainian forces in the vicinity of Kuzemivka near Svatove. The occupiers also claim to be advancing in the area of Bakhmut.
Defense Forces units repelled the occupants' attacks near the settlements of Bilohorivka in Luhansk region and Yampolivka, Razdolivka, Vasyukivka, Paraskoviivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Klishchiyivka, Kurdyumivka and Ozaryanivka in Donetsk region.
Eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian defense on the Svatove-Kreminna line continues. Russian troops conduct limited counterattacks to the west and south of Kreminna. Near Svatove, in the area of Kuzemivka, Russians announced a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
In the Donetsk region, Wagner's forces claim to have advanced in the area of Blahodatne, saying they have captured the town 12 kilometers northeast of Bakhmut. The enemy continues to attack in the Avdiivka sector, as well as to the south - in the area of Vuhledar. The enemy claims fighting to the east and west of the city.
Southern Ukraine
There is no information about the fighting in Zaporizhzhya region. The enemy is conducting constant shelling both in Zaporizhzhya (more than 15 settlements are under fire) and in Kherson region.