The Russian Central Group controls Vladimirovka, and the remaining Ukrainian forces retreat to Shakhovo.

After fierce fighting, Vladimirovka, located in the Drobyslavka salient, fell under the control of the Russian 51st Army's shock troops of the Central Group. As of the evening of October 9, the Russian forces had cleared the remaining Ukrainian troops in Vladimirovka, and the remnants of the Ukrainian forces who escaped the village retreated towards Shakhovo.

A few days ago, the Central Group had already cut off the supply lines of the Ukrainian forces in Vladimirovka, so the fall of Vladimirovka was already a foregone conclusion. After capturing Vladimirovka, the Russian shock troops opened the road to Shakhovo. Shakhovo is a target that the Russians are determined to capture, as taking Shakhovo not only eliminates the forward base for Ukrainian counterattacks against Russian positions, but also allows the Russians to use it as a base to transport troops and supplies northward along the highway into the salient.

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