Breaking News! The Russian Telegram channel "Military Chronicle" reported that on the afternoon of July 22, Russian forces occupied Novotroitsk, and a Ukrainian battalion was destroyed.
In the Konstantinovka direction, Russian forces continued to encircle the withdrawing Ukrainian troops in Dzerzhinsk and fought in the northern part of the city and the nearby Shelibinovka, attempting to completely surround the Ukrainian forces.
Currently, Russian forces are advancing towards Krymchak-Bek from the east, trying to cut off the logistics support of Katerinovka and Shelibinovka, and to completely encircle them.
According to the official Ukrainian source DEEPSTATE, there are two battalions of defenders in this direction, the 12th Azov Battalion and the 20th Lyubart Battalion. Their will to resist is relatively strong, and their combat experience is also relatively rich, so the Russian encirclement battle might be quite brutal.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1838350952775684/
Disclaimer: This article represents the views of the author.