Overview

• Open-source mappers report Russian units advancing roughly 6–10 miles north of established lines near Dobropillia in two prongs toward Pokrovsk and Kramatorsk
• Ukraine’s General Staff has dispatched reserves and described fighting near Dobropillia and Pokrovsk as difficult while small sabotage and reconnaissance groups push deeper into defensive zones
• President Zelenskiy has rejected any proposal to withdraw Ukrainian troops from Donbas, insisting territorial discussions must follow a ceasefire and binding security guarantees
• Analysts at DeepState, the Institute for the Study of War and the Black Bird Group caution that these penetrations are significant but not yet an operational breakthrough and that consolidation over the next 24–72 hours is critical
• Observers warn that securing these gains could threaten key supply arteries such as the Dobropillia–Kramatorsk road and risk encircling frontline towns