““It is likely that during the next week, Russian forces will continue to put pressure on this well-defended area””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“They are already fighting for the outskirts of the city, which Russia has repeatedly attacked since 2022. It is likely that during the next week, Russian troops will continue to put pressure on this well-defended area,” said the message released on September 25.
According to the report, in the central part of Donetsk region, Russian troops are fighting in the eastern part of Toretsk and south of Pokrovsk.
“They’ve only made slow progress around the Time Rift. It is likely that Russian forces will attack in several directions at the same time in order to stretch the Ukrainian forces. However, it also prevented Russia from concentrating its forces in one point to have a more significant effect,” the intelligence said.
Earlier, the analytical project Deep State reported that the Russian army is trying to surround Vugledar, destroying the settlement with artillery and anti-tank missiles. They call the situation around the town of Vugledar critical and note that Russian forces have semi-surrounded the positions of the 72nd separate mechanized brigade named after the Black Zaporozhets here. One of the reasons for the situation that has developed near the city, Deep State analysts call the rejection of the rotation of the 72nd brigade. She has been defending the city for over two years.
In a report released on September 24, the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said that Russian forces had reached the outskirts of Vugledar in Donetsk region during an intensified offensive near the settlement, but that its possible capture was unlikely to give Russian forces any particular operational advantage for further offensive operations in the western part of Donetsk region.