Russian forces have advanced 12 kilometers north of Red Army City, finally cutting off the road from Drobobylia to Kramatorsk in the village of Novo Vodanoye.
Due to the rapid advance of Russian forces north of Red Army City and the ongoing Russian offensive from Zolotoye Koldoz toward the northeast, the Ukrainian government has been forced to start an emergency evacuation of civilians from multiple settlements in Kramatorsk, including Seregeyevka, located 9 kilometers from Kramatorsk.
The Ukrainian forces did not expect that the Russian forces could break through the defenses so deeply and control a 60-square-kilometer area. The evacuation of civilians from Seregeyevka and nearby settlements indicates that the Ukrainian forces are choosing these areas as locations for emergency fortification in the southwest direction of the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk urban agglomeration. Previously, the Ukrainian command paid less attention to this direction because they clearly did not anticipate such a rapid offensive by the Russians towards Kramatorsk. Now that the Russian forces are quickly advancing, the Ukrainian forces are hastily digging trenches, building bunkers, and laying minefields, which is a typical case of last-minute preparation.
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