Donetsk Oblast, Russians and The enemy has advanced

Russians advance in Toretsk and five more settlements in Donetsk Oblast – DeepState
The DeepState analytical project reports that the Russians have advanced in Toretsk and five other settlements in Donetsk Oblast.
Russians try to encircle Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast
Russian forces are not making a frontal assault on the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, but are trying to bypass and encircle the city. Source: Major Viktor Trehubov, spokesman for the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group,
Russian forces advance near three Donetsk settlements as Ukraine fights back
Russian forces have advanced near three settlements in Donetsk Oblast, according to a report by the DeepState monitoring project on Saturday, Jan. 4.
Russians attempt to surround Pokrovsk through neighboring settlements
The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 38 assault and offensive actions by Russian forces in the Pokrovsk direction, which remains the most intense front. This area has been the hottest for weeks. Read also: Ukrainian defenders resist intense Russian attacks near Pokrovsk The adjacent Kurakhivskyi and Vremivskyi directions also remain heavily
Russians trying to circumvent Pokrovsk, no urban fighting, Ukraine's military
No urban battles take place in Pokrovsk, the Donetsk region. Russian troops are attempting to circumvent the city, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing the spokesperson of the Khortytsia Operational and Strategic Group of Troops,
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Russian forces attack Donetsk Oblast's Sloviansk: 4 injured, including child – photo
Russian troops struck a residential area in the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast on 3 January, injuring four people, ...
Drone kills Russian journalist in occupied Donetsk Oblast, wounds 5 others, Russian media reports
Russia’s Izvestia newspaper reported on Jan. 4 that a Ukrainian "kamikaze" drone attack killed one of its freelance reporters ...
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Russian forces strike Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast: apartment block severely damaged, fire breaks out – photos
Russian forces bombarded the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast on the night of 2-3 January, striking a 4-storey apartment ...
Attacking With Tanks Is ‘Suicidal’ For the Russians As Ukraine’s Drones Dominate. ‘The Result Is Zero.’
Tiny explosive drones have rendered large-scale armored assaults practically suicidal all along the 800-mile front line of Russia’s 35-month wider war on Ukraine. “Every single time” Russian regiments ...
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Fierce Battles Rage in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast as Russian Forces Push Forward
The territorial gains align with earlier intelligence reports of Russian troop buildups near Novoolenivka, indicating broader ...
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Intense Urban Combat in Novovasylivka as Russia Advances in Donetsk
intense fighting continues in Novovasylivka, a village located south of Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, as Russian ...
‘Collapsing And Rotting’ Ukrainian Chain Of Command May Have Sent Troops To Pointlessly Die In Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Ukrainian gains in Kamyanske may be fleeting. Reportedly taking advantage of the temporary confusion resulting from a ...
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Russia shifts focus from capturing Pokrovsk to advancing toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border
Russian military command has likely shifted its focus from capturing Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast to advancing westward toward ...