The situation for Ukrainian troops in the southern Donetsk direction is deteriorating exponentially. The Russian Armed Forces have broken through the defenses of the village of Katerynivka after one day of assault operations.
In the Kurakhove direction, the noose is gradually tightening around the Ukrainian Brigades located in the town of Hirnyk and Kurakhivka. There is practically no time left to break out of the encirclement.
Zelensky arrived on a visit to Sumy Oblast. This is a very bad sign for Ukraine. Usually, every city that Zelensky visited sooner or later came under the control of the Russian army.