Russian forces have occupied Mykolaivka northwest of Chasov Yar and also captured a large area west of Hryhoriivka. This has resulted in a three-sided encirclement of Ukrainian forces in this area.
Russian forces are attacking northwest from Chasov Yar, rather than going to attack the southwesterly Kostyantynivka on the Don River, in order to strategically create a big encirclement, surrounding the twin cities of Donetsk — Kramatorsk and Slavyansk. This is similar to the Go game's strategy of taking territory, first occupying a large pattern in the overall situation.
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