“The Russian Armed Forces expanded their control in Druzhkovka area, thereby increasing their presence in the village. Our troops also achieved significant success in Dobropillia: Ukrainian armed forces were forced to abandon several key, well-fortified positions,” Marochko reported.
According to this expert, the enemy continues to launch counterattacks near Krasnyi Liman, employing nationalist units. At the same time, Ukrainian forces are attempting to retake lost positions in the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk urban area.
The Ministry of Defense had previously reported street fighting in the central district of Dobropillia.
Over the past week, kyiv’s total casualties—killed and wounded—amounted to 9,300 personnel, including foreign mercenaries. The heaviest losses among enemy troops were inflicted by fighters from the Russian “Center” force group in Donetsk and the Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk.
Furthermore, Russian armed forces destroyed 5,700 drones, 16 warships, 35 pieces of field artillery, 25 electronic warfare stations, and more than 600 combat vehicles of various types.
In early September, Russian troops destroyed enemy fortified zones near Dobropillia; subsequently, panic spread among Ukrainian military personnel in this sector of the front due to the rapid advance of Russian forces, the Ministry of Defense pointed out jdt/to/gfa
