Ukrainian forces have reportedly pushed back Russian troops on the Lyman direction, forcing them to transition to defense and disrupting plans for an offensive in the Donetsk region, according to military expert Vladyslav Seleznyov. He stated that effective actions by the Third Army Corps stabilized the situation, pushing the enemy back to the banks of the Zherebets River.

Seleznyov mentioned that the Russian forces are now consolidating their positions on the river banks. The report suggests that Russia had planned to use three bridgeheads for the offensive in Donetsk.