A Telegram channel reported that Ukrainian forces liberated the villages of Shandrolove and Derilove in Donetsk Oblast and established full control over Drobysheve. Analysts from DeepState also reflect this on their map. The operation in northern Donetsk Oblast had been conducted in complete information silence for months, with the Ukrainian Armed Forces officially announcing it on September 15.

Commander of the Third Army Corps, Andriy Biletskyi, stated that the northern "pincer" of Russian forces in Donbas, which was intended to encircle Ukrainian cities in the "fortress belt," has been effectively defeated.