The 72 Separate Mechanized Brigade has denied the brigade's withdrawal from Vuhledar in Donetsk region.

"I want to dispel all doubts and the opinions of pseudo-experts that the 72 Brigade has left the city of Vuhledar. So far, despite heavy assaults and difficult circumstances, we are here," a brigade fighter said in a video published on the brigade's Facebook page.

Earlier, the analytical project Deep State reported that the Russian army is trying to encircle Vuhledar with artillery and aerial bombs. The resource stated that the situation around the city is "critical."