The Russian Armed Forces have advanced in two directions: what are the enemy's plans and where is the pressure intensifying (maps included).

Analysts have reported on the movements of the occupying forces in the Donetsk region. According to a military source with the call sign "Mucnoy," the enemy is deploying armored vehicles without restraint and is following the strategy observed in the Kurakhove agglomeration.

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The Russian Armed Forces have advanced in two directions in the Donetsk region. This was reported on December 31 by DeepState.

According to analysts, the Russian troops achieved success:

in the Kurakhove direction — near the villages of Slavyanka and Petropavlivka;
in the Pokrovsk direction — near the villages of Solenoe and Volkovo.

What the Command Says

In the morning report from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, it was stated that in the Pokrovsk direction, soldiers halted 40 enemy assaults and offensive operations. Fighting occurred in the areas of Vozdvizhenska, Myroliubivka, Luch, Zelenyi, Dachensky, Novo Trud, Shevchenko, Volchyi, Novo Olenivka, and Novoelizavetivka.

In the Kurakhove direction, defenders repelled 21 attacks. The Russian Armed Forces attempted to advance in the areas of Petropavlivka, Slavyanka, Shevchenko, and Kurakhove.

What the Fighters Say

A serviceman known as "Muchnoi" reported that after capturing control of Volkovo, the occupiers are trying to increase pressure on the settlements of Kotlyno and Udachne.

"Currently, they are deploying equipment and landing groups as deep as possible to seize advantageous positions," the defender noted.

According to him, the Russian Armed Forces have also reached the western outskirts of the village of Lysovka and are developing a plan to advance to the southern outskirts of the city of Pokrovsk.

"With each passing moment, the situation worsens, but we will not give up and will hold strong," "Muchnoi" emphasized.

He mentioned that to the east of the city of Myrnohrad, Russian forces are attempting to advance towards the Pokrovsk-Kostiantynivka highway across a broad front. The enemy is attacking in the area of Myroliubivka, and the clearing of the village of Vozdvizhenska continues.

"After this, the movement will follow the scenario of the Kurakhove agglomeration, where pockets may also start to form," the military added.

SSO Rangers conducted an offensive in the Kursk region of Russia and captured one of the enemy settlements.