Russian forces advanced in the town of Rodynske in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring project reported on April 24.
The day before, Russian forces were reported advancing near the settlements of Hryshyne and Novooleksandrivka (Donetsk Oblast).
Photo: A section of the DeepState map
On April 17, DeepState said Russian forces had advanced in Rodynske and Chervonyi Lyman in Donetsk Oblast.
On April 9, analysts reported movement near Rodynske. That same day, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, stated that Russian activity near Pokrovsk remained particularly high.
On March 12, DeepState also wrote that Russian troops were sending infantry to assault the settlements of Rodynske and Hryshyne, probing for weak points in Ukraine’s defenses to move toward Kostiantynivka, and had increased activity near Huliaypole in Zaporizhzhya Oblast.