Russian Troops Were Threatened With Encirclement Near Dobropillya

What is known.

Ukraine's armed forces have begun to encircle a Russian grouping that about a week ago broke through defenses in the Dobropillya area north of Pokrovsk to a depth of at least 10 kilometers, writes the military observer of the Russian Service BBC Ilya Abishev citing data from military analysts and monitoring channels.

The AFU command had earlier transferred reinforcements, including a unit of the Azov National Guard, to the area of the breakthrough. By now, Ukrainian troops have managed to halt the offensive, regain control of settlements along the line of Rubizhne - Zolotoy Kolodets - Veseloye, as well as cut into the base of the Russian bulge and create a counter threat of encirclement, Abishev writes.

The frontline Russian units, which have advanced furthest north, have already been cut off from the main forces, according to maps from the Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState and the Rybar telegram channel close to the Russian Defense Ministry. Analysts at the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) also point to the risk of encirclement of the Russian grouping.

The two warring sides continue to move reserves and report heavy fighting in the area. Z-blogger Boris Rozhin writes that as a result of the AFU's success in the Golden Well and Veseloye areas, the front line has shifted along the northern ridge toward Kucherovoye Yar. According to him, here Russian units still hold the defense over key heights.

According to the assessment of Ukrainian military analyst Konstantin Mashovets, Russian troops are trying to unblock their forward units by strikes from the right flank near the villages of Shakhovoye and Novoye Shakhovoye in the direction of Kucherovoye Yar, as well as continuing the offensive towards Rodinskoye.

In turn, the AFU continue to counterattack at the base of the Russian "bulge", seeking to cut the wedge along the shortest direction Nikanorovka - Mayak and gradually narrow the area of the enemy presence, Mashovets adds.

Geolocation footage of the last two days shows that Russian troops have advanced in the area northwest of Poltavka and northeast of Vladimirovka (both villages are located southeast of Dobropillya). However, they are advancing slower than the AFU. On August 19, fighting for Mayak began. According to Mashovets, this indicates that the Russian military has lost reliable control over this and neighboring settlements forming the base of the enclosure, and now Ukrainian troops are threatening its "core".

Of both sides in this area have a relatively low density of personnel, the positions are of a focal nature and more like individual strongholds than a continuous line of defense, ISW notes. According to analysts, the overall situation in the area remains difficult and could change at any moment.

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