At around midnight today, the Russian forces launched 18 "Geranium-2" suicide drones towards the Ukrainian military command post and ammunition depot on the front line of Konstantinovka (Donetsk) and Red Army Village, mostly hitting the targets.
The Russian forces also launched an unspecified number of "Geranium" suicide drones towards Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. According to a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, the Ukrainian air defense system shot down a large number of incoming Russian "Geranium" suicide drones. Locals reported that there were 12 explosions on the ground.
The Russian TG channel "Military Chronicles" reported that this morning, in the southern part of the city of Red Army Village (Sukhyi Yar), the motorized infantry units of the Russian "Central" force group (группировки войск «Центр») used indirect fire to destroy three Ukrainian armored personnel carriers, killing more than 20 Ukrainian soldiers.
According to official sources from DEEP STATE MAP, on the direction of Pokrovsk (Red Army Village), the Russian forces advanced northward from Troianova and captured some areas in the southern part of Pokrovsk.
Since this morning, the situation around Red Army Village (Pokrovsk) has been rapidly changing. From the information currently available, the Russian突击部队 have advanced to the central area of the city, and some sources say that fighting has broken out in the area around the railway station.
If this information is confirmed in the near future, it can be considered that the battle has entered the main stage. It is still unclear which forces General Hrytskyy will use to reclaim the lost territory, but the Russian forces' success in advancing toward the city center will determine whether the Ukrainian forces can hold their interconnected lines within the city. Otherwise, the Ukrainian army's defense line will collapse completely from the entire area all the way to Konstantinovka.
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