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On July 26, the Russian army continued its offensive and broke through the first line of defense of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Pokrovsk (Red Army Village) and Toretsk directions.

Toretsk direction

The Russian army continued its offensive in the Toretsk direction and achieved breakthroughs for two consecutive days.

A Russian assault force advanced into the city of Zhelezny and occupied several important strongholds.Russian troops are driving Ukrainian troops along Knyaginiolga Street and Varshavskaya Street.

In addition, Russian troops continued to advance on the flanks and rear of Ukrainian positions in the Alexandropol-Panteleimonovka area along the Novgorodsky-New York line.

The Russian army occupied another important forest belt on the high ground, and the "wedge" penetrated about 1 kilometer again, forcing the Ukrainian army to retreat to the low-lying area.

The Russian troops were still about 1 km away from Dapanteleimonovka.

Once the Ukrainian army loses this village, it will be a death sentence for the Ukrainian army in Alexandropol and the entire Ukrainian defense line on this line.The Toretsk Group conducted a deep encirclement.

In New York Village, Russia once again advanced to a depth of 200 meters and the fighting continued.

To Hongjun Village

After consolidating the results of the battle of Ocheretino, the Russian army began to break through Ivanovka, Viselo, and Timofeevka on the outskirts of the Red Army Village, and was approaching Zhelani, Mezhevoy, and Lisichny.

Outside the Red Army Village, east of Lishchini, the Russian army expanded its offensive line to 1.3 kilometers and 800 meters in depth.

South of Ivanovka, the Russian army successively captured and built fortifications along the forest belt north of the railway.

To the east of Vesioli, the Russian assault group advanced to a depth of 1.12 kilometers along the railway and to a depth of 700 meters along the forest belt.Most of the village of Volchiye is under the control of the Russian army.

In Novoselovka I, fighting for farms to the northwest and south of the village continued. In the Yasnobrodovka area, the Russians advanced to a depth of 100 meters.

In other directions, fighting continued in Kupyansk, Volchansk, Zaporizhia and other places, but the front line did not change much.