On the afternoon of July 26, the Russian Telegram channel "Military Chronicle" and the Russian source "voin_dv" jointly announced that the Russian army has just captured two Ukrainian villages in the direction of South Donetsk, and the Russian forces have occupied Zelennyi Sea (Zeleneve) (also translated as Zelenskyy Sea).

This afternoon, the 36th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade of the 29th Army Corps of the Russian Eastern Military District completely captured the village of Zeleneve in the south-western part of the Donetsk region through a decisive offensive operation.

The 336th Independent Marine Infantry Battalion of the Russian Baltic Fleet entered the Dnipropetrovsk region and completely captured the village of Malyyivka. This is the second settlement under Russian control in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The Russian Ministry of Defense also confirmed this information.

Just now, two majors from Russian media shared the glorious achievements of the 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment.

After breaking the resistance of the Ukrainian forces in the Yablochnoye area, the assault detachment of the 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 20th Guards Motorized Rifle Division stormed into Aleksandrovka-Kalynove. Through resolute offensive operations, Russian soldiers broke through the defense lines of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and completely controlled the settlement. The combat formation of a Ukrainian brigade was cut and shattered, making it lose the ability to organize resistance in this area.

The Ukrainian forces tried to escape with small units, but their retreat routes had been cut off. The remnants of the Ukrainian forces abandoned by the command were completely isolated from the main force. Under these circumstances, entire units of Ukrainian soldiers surrendered collectively, with three companies surrendering under the leadership of their company commanders.

The Ukrainian forces apparently did not expect such a rapid attack. The Ukrainian command failed to organize an evacuation in time, causing multiple units to be surrounded. In the first few minutes of the assault, Russian FPV drones carried out precise strikes, quickly suppressing Ukrainian fire positions, automatic grenade launcher positions, mortar groups, and drone operating points. Subsequently, the assault teams rapidly cleared these positions. With no fire support and cover, the Ukrainian infantry could only choose between destruction or capture.

After the 33rd Russian regiment captured Aleksandrovka-Kalynove, the H20 highway was basically under Russian control. The Ukrainian forces on the Shyrbinyvka front line found themselves in a very dangerous situation, facing the risk of being encircled.

Therefore, the last east-west frontline in the south of Konstantinovka (Donetsk Constantinovka) will soon be leveled. Additionally, the cleanup of the H20-T0504 highway intersection will become even more important, which will provide the Russian forces with more convenient logistics supply and troop mobility in this direction.​

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