#Counteroffensive

Ukrainian Defense Forces have advanced east of Oleksandrivka and are successfully counterattacking in the Donbas, disrupting Russian offensive plans, ISW reports.

Ukraine's Defense Forces have disrupted the Russian army's offensive and improved positions in Donbas and Zaporizhzhia, ISW reports.

Ukrainian military in the Lyman direction liberated several villages, reclaimed 51 km of territory, and captured over 250 Russian soldiers, including entire units.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported positive results of the AFU counteroffensive in the Lyman direction and thanked the military for successful actions.

ISW recorded advances by the Ukrainian Defence Forces in Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts over the past day. Russian offensive operations were disrupted, and on the Kupiansk axis the Ukrainian Armed Forces improved their flank positions.

Ukrainian forces fully cleared the settlement of Seredne in the Donetsk region during Operation Vivaldi. The commander of the 66th Mechanized Brigade reported no losses. The operation was part of a counteroffensive in which territory larger than Zhytomyr was liberated.

According to the ISW report, since March 2026 the AFU have reduced Russia's net territorial gains to virtually zero and conducted counteroffensives on the Kupyansk, Oleksandrivka, and Lyman axes.

🇺🇦 Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated 26 settlements in the Alexandrovsk direction! 🚀 📍 Regained control over 745 sq. km of territory. 📉 Russian troops pushed back from Novopavlivka and Novohrodivka. 🔥 Counteroffensive has been ongoing since the beginning of 2026. #AFU #Ukraine #Counteroffensive #AlexandrovskDirection