Russian forces advance in Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts
Ukrainian soldiers of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Brigade on the front line in Donetsk Oblast (Photo: REUTERS/Serhii Korovainyi)
Russian forces advanced near the village of Tykhe in Kharkiv Oblast and in four settlements of Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring project reported on Feb. 8.
Russian troops advanced near Tykhe in the Vovchansk municipality of Kharkiv Oblast. In Donetsk Oblast, advances were recorded near Pryvillia, Vasiukivka, Nykyforivka and in Pokrovsk.
The situation near Pokrovsk continues to deteriorate, with the enemy moving infantry into the northern part of the city, DeepState added.
On Feb. 9, Ukraine’s 16th Army Corps reported that Defense Forces cleared the village of Chuhunivka in Kharkiv Oblast of Russian troops, took some prisoners and raised the national flag there.
On Feb. 6, the 7th Air Assault Corps communications chief Volodymyr Polevyi said Russian forces had captured key heights in Myrnohrad and Pokrovsk, significantly complicating Ukrainian logistics in that part of Donetsk Oblast.
The East troop grouping reported the same day that the enemy was concentrating manpower and heavy equipment for a possible assault on Myrnohrad, but Ukrainian units were holding defensive lines and inflicting fire damage.
Ukrainian forces control the northern part of Pokrovsk and are conducting search-and-assault operations against Russian units in urban areas, the East grouping added.
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