Ukraine Retakes Mykhailivka and Volodymyrivka in Donetsk Counterattack – Syrskyi

Ukrainian forces have successfully counterattacked and cleared the villages of Mykhailivka, Zeleny Hay and Volodymyrivka in the Donetsk region, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi stated during a visit to the Pokrovsk sector.

“Once again, I express my deep gratitude to my combat brothers and sisters for their service in these great, decisive days,” Syrskyi said.

He did not specify which units carried out the counterattacks but said he visited the 25th Airborne, 68th Jaeger, 32nd and 155th Mechanized Brigades.

Militarnyi reported the liberation of Zeleny Hay earlier, with the operation carried out in the area of responsibility of the 20th Army Corps.

The Ukrainian Navy specified that troops from the 1st Marine Battalion of the 37th Marine Brigade took part in the operation alongside other units and the 214th Assault Battalion OPFOR.

The de-occupation of Volodymyrivka and Mykhailivka was disclosed for the first time by Syrskyi, however details have not yet been released.

Moreover, over the past week, Ukrainian forces also liberated part of the settlement of Tovste, pushing Russian troops out.

In addition, in the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions, Ukrainian troops prevented Russian forces from consolidating their position in the village of Oleksandrohrad.

The 141st Mechanized Brigade said Russian troops had sent a group into the settlement to stage the raising of a flag on a drone camera.

The Ukrainian assault group, operating with reconnaissance drone support, managed to expel the Russian forces.