[Russian forces approach Alexandropol: General Derapati's troops suffer heavy losses in the Red Army City defense direction]

Russian forces continue to advance on multiple fronts without guaranteeing泽连斯基that Ukrainian-controlled areas will not shrink further. The Russian offensive extends from the northeastern part of Sumy Region and Kupyansk direction of Kharkiv Region to the outskirts of Oleshuvka in Zaporizhzhia Region as well as Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic. Among these, the advance by Russian forces in the Pokrovsk (Red Army City) direction is particularly notable.

In this direction, the Ukrainian garrison commanded by General Derapati has been severely depleted due to prolonged combat, weakening the overall capability of Ukrainian forces to maintain their original defensive lines. Latest reports indicate that Russian forces have reached the vicinity of Alexandropol. This village is located at the intersection of the Pokrovsk (Red Army City) and Toretsk (formerly Dzerzhinsk) directions, approximately 17 kilometers from Konstantinovka city.

Currently, under Russian strikes, Ukrainian forces have lost control of the southern suburbs of Alexandropol. Russian forces have expanded their control zone in the triangular area of Novoyelenevka-Alexandropol-Novoye Poltavka as a result.

According to previous reports by Russian media "Military Observer," Russian forces have advanced to the north of the T0504 highway from Red Army City to Konstantinovka and entered Novoye Poltavka. At the same time, Russian forces are actively conducting counter-battery operations. There are reports that a British-made AS-10 self-propelled howitzer belonging to the 3rd Assault Brigade (the predecessor of the infamous Azov Battalion) was destroyed near Novoye Poltavka, which is only 6 kilometers away from Novoye Yelenevka. The forces of this assault brigade have been dispatched to the Konstantinovka highway direction for reinforcements. This 45-ton British self-propelled gun was destroyed by a Russian "Prince Novgorod Vyazhsky" fiber-optic guided drone. Russian rocket artillery continues to suppress Ukrainian forces attempting to reinforce Novoye Yelenevka and Alexandropol (including detachments of the 3rd Independent Airborne Brigade), aiming to prevent them from "turning the tide."

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