After the Russian forces created a significant bulge north of Red Army City, the Ukrainian General Staff became panicked and mobilized large numbers of troops from directions such as Sumy and Kupiansk to block the area north of Red Army City and launched counterattacks against the Russians. Initially, the Ukrainian forces had success in areas such as Jinjing Bay and Zolotoye Kolodiz, opening up the road from Kramatorsk to Dobropillya. However, after the Ukrainian counterattack forces had almost exhausted their strength, the Russian forces launched another offensive, reoccupied Zolotoye Kolodiz, and once again cut off the road between Dobropillya and Kramatorsk. Currently, a counteroffensive is being carried out near this settlement.

In addition to the areas around Zolotoye Kolodiz, the fighting has been very intense near Gruzovskoye, Rubezhnoye, and Shakhovo.

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