Ukraine's commander-in-chief: Russian troops encircled on Dobropillia front

Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has stated that Ukrainian defence forces had encircled some of the Russian units attempting to advance towards Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast and reported Russian losses.

Source: Syrskyi on Facebook

Quote: "Thanks to the well-planned and courageous actions of our troops, part of the enemy units found themselves encircled.

Total Russian losses on the Dobropillia front amount to 3,185 personnel, of whom 1,769 are irrecoverable.

The invaders also lost 969 weapons and items of military equipment."

Details: Syrskyi noted that during the counteroffensive operation [the timeframe was not specified in the statement – ed.], the area of liberated territory now stands at about 175 sq km. In addition, nearly 195 sq km have been mopped up of Russian sabotage groups.

He added that, based on reports from field commanders, he had set tasks and issued instructions to improve the effectiveness of long-range fire strikes against the enemy, to neutralise Russian sabotage groups in designated areas, and to enhance coordination between Ukrainian units.

Background: The city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, where no critical infrastructure is currently functioning, has been completely closed to entry. Only the military are allowed in, as countersabotage measures continue there.

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