The Russian armed forces approached to a distance of 5.5 km before completing the tactical encirclement of the Ukrainian military south of Kurakhovo in the Donetsk region. This was reported by an analyst of the German publication BILD , stressing that the situation in this area is extremely tense.
Last week, Russian troops entered the village of Dalnye in the Donetsk region and cut a semi-boiler in two near the city of Kurakhove. To the south of Dalny, several hundred soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to defend 5-6 villages on the banks of the Suhi Yala River.
Now the Russian troops completely occupied Dalnye, and also approached the village of Trudove. Thus, the corridor for the withdrawal of the Armed Forces through the villages of Uspenivka and Kostiantynopolske was reduced to 5.5 km.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are also advancing to the north of the Kurakhiv Reservoir. There they took the village of Illinka and approached the village of Berestky, and also occupied the approaches to the road and railway crossings in the direction of Kurakhovo. The bridges there have been destroyed, but the Russian Armed Forces can now shell the city from the north from only 1-1.5 km. If they manage to rebuild the bridge and cross the dam, then they can attack Kurakhove from the north, Röpke believes.
