Weekly Russia-Ukraine war summary: Raids on Russia's oil depots and chemical plants, battles in Toretsk and Chasiv Yar, North Korean POWs

The Russian Armed Forces also attempted to force their way into the neighboring Sumy Region this week, but that effort failed. Overall, according to the Ukrainian DeepState project, the intensity of fighting in the Kursk sector has decreased. According to a visualization of the Ukrainian OSINT resource Dnipro Osint ( Garbuz ), the second wave of the Russian counteroffensive was less successful than the first one — despite the addition of North Korean troops.

In the Pokrovsk sector, the Russian Armed Forces continued their offensive aimed at enveloping the Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad agglomeration from the west and east. On the western flank of the offensive, Russian troops reached the highway and railroad west of Pokrovsk at the Udachne-Kotlyne line and initiated battles for these settlements.

In the vicinity of Kurakhove, the Russian Armed Forces are simultaneously trying to envelop the remaining “pocket,” advancing from Shevchenko in the direction of Andriivka with a view of reaching Kostyantynopil and Ulakly on the Donetsk-Zaporizhzhia highway and squeezing the AFU out of the “pocket” by advancing further west of captured Kurakhove. Here, the Russian military managed to occupy Yantarne and gain a foothold on the outskirts of Dachne, where they continue to face Ukrainian counterattacks. In addition, the Russian command has attempted to disrupt the supply of the Ukrainian grouping by striking a bridge near Kostyantynopil with FAB aerial bombs, but available footage shows that the bridge has held up.