Russian forces have advanced in Pokrovsk (Donetsk region), Stepnohirsk (Zaporizhzhia region), and near Volodymyrivka and Shakhove (both in Shakhivska hromada of Pokrovsk district, Donetsk region), according to the OSINT project DeepState.
“The enemy has advanced in Pokrovsk, Stepnohirsk, and near Volodymyrivka and Shakhove,” the OSINT project reported on its Telegram channel.
Earlier that day, Ukraine’s Defense Forces were holding designated lines in northern Pokrovsk and controlling positions south of the railway, which are important for further de-occupation, according to the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces. The Ukrainian military noted that Russian command had already deployed the operational reserve of the “Center” Military District—units of the 76th Airborne Division of the Russian Federation—into the corps’ area of responsibility.
On November 20, Russian forces took control of the village of Vesele in Zaporizhzhia region and advanced in the areas of the neighboring village of Zatyshshia and the village of Borivska Andriivka in Kharkiv region.
Last week, the Russian troops increased the area under their control by an average of 21.4 square kilometers per day, 66% more than the week before, while the “gray zone” decreased by an average of 0.15 square kilometers per day.
