DeepState reports occupiers advance 16 sq. km in western Donetsk region in past 24 hours, but ‘gray zone’ shrinks
Russian occupiers advanced in two areas in the west of Donetsk region - in the area of the villages of Oleksiyivka and Novo-Ukrainka in the north of the Velykonovoselkivska community towards the village of Dachne in Dnipropetrovsk region, as well as in the area of the village of Zelene Pole in the same community and the neighboring village of Temyrivka in Zaporizhia region towards Dnipropetrovsk region, where the administrative borders of the three regions converge.
"The enemy has advanced near Oleksiyivka, Zelene Pole and Temyrivka," the DeepState OSINT project's Telegram channel reports.
At the same time, there is no talk of the occupiers capturing any populated area.
According to the project maps, since the morning of Thursday, August 14, the area of Russian control has increased by 10.22 square kilometers in the area of Zelene Pole and Temyrivka and by 6.21 square kilometers in the area of Oleksiyivka, Novo-Ukrainka and Dachne.
The "gray zone" of undefined control in the area of Zelene Pole and Temyrivka increased by 2.29 sq. km, while in the area of Oleksiyivka, Novo-Ukrainka and Dachne it decreased by 3.91 sq. km.
It is also reported that the area of the "gray zone" in the area of the village of Zolotyi Kolodiaz has decreased by 4.11 square kilometers, where at the beginning of the week it was reported that Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups had broken through and were subsequently neutralized.
DeepState does not record changes in the front line in other areas over the past day.
As reported, on August 14, DeepState reported on the advance of Russian occupiers in four areas of the front in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions, as a result of which the area of Russian occupation increased by 20.26 sq. km.