In past 24 hours, invaders advance in three directions in Donetsk region, but only by 1.6 sq km — DeepState
Over the past 24 hours, Russian occupiers have advanced near the town of Pokrovsk, as well as the villages of Ryznikivka in Bakhmut district and Novomarkove in Kramatorsk district of Donetsk region, reports the OSINT project of DeepState.
"The enemy has advanced in Riznykivka, near Pokrovsk and Novomarkove," the project’s Telegram channel reported on Friday.
According to DeepState maps, the enemy has captured 0.5 square kilometers in Pokrovsk area over the past 24 hours, consolidating the penetration zone. Furthermore, the enemy managed to expand the penetration zone by more than 4 square kilometers without advancing north of the town, near the village of Novoshakhove.
In the area of Riznykivka and Novomarkove in Kramatorsk and Slovyansk directions, the occupiers captured a total of 1.1 square kilometers, while the penetration zone in these areas increased by a total of 5.61 square kilometers.
There is no talk of the capture or liberation of the respective settlements. Pokrovsk and Novomarkove are shown as partially occupied and partially in the penetration zone, while Riznykivka is shown as partially under the control of the Defense Forces and partially in the penetration zone.
There are no changes on other front lines.
Thus, over the past 24 hours, the occupied area has increased by 1.6 square kilometers, while the penetration zone has increased by 10.42 square kilometers.
As reported, last week, the occupiers advanced an average of 4.9 square kilometers per day, while the penetration zone decreased by an average of 0.7 square kilometers per day.