The Ukrainians managed to stop the Russian advance from the southeast to Slovyansk, cleared Lypivka of Russian soldiers who had penetrated there, and are fighting in Nykyforivka. Geolocated footage from a drone published on the X Bielitz account, which was reported by the Institute for the Study of War, confirms this.
The Russian channel Rybar on Telegram reports that Russian troops have locally advanced south of Sosnov to Lyman.
The Ukrainians also managed to dislodge the Russian troops from the part of Kosťantynivka, which the occupiers penetrated last October with the aim of attacking through it from the southeast of Kramatorsk. Geolocated images published at the weekend show that Ukrainian troops have advanced in Illinivka, south of Kosťantynivka. The Russians attacked them from a drone, the footage was published by Bielitz.
Other footage published on April 28 on the Audax account shows how Russian artillery is firing heavily to the east of Kosťantynivka near Trudova Street, which indicates that the Russians had to withdraw from there.
They also lost part of the territory near Časiv Jaru, which threatens the right part of the Russian clave, the goal of which was to surround Kosťantynivka from the north.
Efforts of Russian soldiers to advance near Kupjansk, where they attempted an offensive maneuver, are in vain, the Ukrainian Joint Task Force of the Troops reported on Telegram. According to him, the Russian troops tried to break through the defenses in the area of Zaricné and in the direction of Lyman, but failed.
