Russian forces occupied Novosadove village in Donetsk Oblast, located on the border with Luhansk Oblast, the DeepState analytical project reports.

Novosadove had no permanent residents as of 2018. The village had previously been under Russian occupation during the full-scale invasion until Ukrainian forces liberated it on 24 October 2022.

DeepState reports that Russian troops have also advanced to the Oskil River in Kruhliakivka, Kupiansk district of Kharkiv Oblast.

The Russian forces also made advances near Bohoiavlenka in the Volnovakha district, Zoriane and Selydove in the Pokrovsk district, and Novodmytrivka in the Kramatorsk district of Donetsk Oblast.

The Pokrovsk direction is currently the main Russian offensive objective and the only one where they are advancing slowly but steadily.

Since the fall of Avdiivka in February 2024, Russians captured 31 nearby villages, advancing up to 28 on a narrow frontline section, more than halfway towards the next town, Pokrovsk.

At the same time, the advances are made at great costs, as Russian losses have reached record numbers in May-August 2024 since the beginning of the full-scale war.

At the same time, Ukraine launched its offensive in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, where it took control over 93 settlements as claimed by the Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.

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