Unlike other areas of the front, the terrain near Pokrovsk favors the offensive actions of Russian troops, states military expert Oleksii Hetman in a comment to RBC-Ukraine's YouTube channel.

Russia is advancing around Kostyantynivka and in the Sumy region with small, fast-moving units as both sides try a new tactic of using motorcycles and civilian cars to quickly cross open terrain.

Russia is advancing around Kostyantynivka and in the Sumy region with small, fast-moving units as both sides try a new tactic of using motorcycles and civilian cars to quickly cross open terrain.