Russia occupies settlements in Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts – DeepState

Analysts from the DeepState project reported on the night of 6-7 January that Russian forces had occupied the village of Lozova in the Izium district of Kharkiv Oblast, as well as Ivanivka and Shevchenko settlements in Donetsk Oblast.  Source: DeepState Quote: "Russia has occupied Lozova and is trying to advance to Nova Kruhliakivka."

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Details: DeepState's report cited a video posted by Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The video shows the defeat of a Russian convoy carrying out assaults 2.05 km south of Nova Kruhlakivka.   "After a certain lull, Russian forces become more active in various areas," added DeepState in the report.  Lozova is a village in Ukraine in the Borova hromada [an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town and their adjacent territories], Izium district, Kharkiv Oblast.

The village has a population of 131. Up until 2020, the local government body was the Bohuslavka Village Council. 

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Update: DeepState later posted the updated map, showing two more occupied settlements.  Quote: "Russia has occupied Lozova, Ivanivka (Donetsk Oblast - ed.), Shevchenko (Donetsk Oblast - ed.), and advanced in Toretsk (Donetsk Oblast - ed.). 

The line of contact in Toretsk and near Berdin (Kursk Oblast, Russia) is being confirmed.   

Background:

  • On Monday, 6 January, Ukraine's General Staff reported that on the Kharkiv front, Ukrainian forces repelled three Russian attacks near the town of Vovchansk.
  • On the Kupiansk front, the Russians stormed Ukrainian positions three times near the settlements of Synkivka, Petropavlivka and Zahryzove.

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