According to the military agency’s official Telegram channel, Ukrainian units within the encirclement came under attack in the areas of Varvarovka, Grachevka, Reznikovo, Jizhnyakovo, and Jrypuny, while fighting continues near Buzovo.

  It also specified that the encircled Ukrainian troops lost more than 30 soldiers, an armored combat vehicle, a car, and a ground-based robotic system.

  It added that active combat operations are underway in the areas of Novooleksandrivka, Petrovpavlivka, Polnaya, and Prikolotne to expand the outer control zone.

  Attacks also struck personnel and equipment belonging to several Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of Artemivka, Berezhne, Doroshenkovo, Martynovka, Novoselovka, Podsredne, Revolyutsionne, and Sosnovka.

  Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have moved forward key sectors of the front and inflicted significant casualties on Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Donbas regions, the Ministry of Defense reported.

  The military also reported that tactical aviation, attack drones, and missile and artillery units from Russian forces struck transport infrastructure, ammunition and military equipment depots, workshops and storage facilities for unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian units and foreign mercenaries across 146 districts.

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