The Russian Ministry of Defense posted news on social media on the 27th that Russian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov inspected the progress of the Southern Army's combat mission. He said that the Southern Army had succeeded in controlling the Donetsk region, and that the troops were breaking through enemy defenses and “the offensive was unstoppable.” Gerasimov said that the Russian army is attacking in all directions at “unabated speed” and that some commando forces have already approached major Donbass towns such as Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, and Druzhkovka. Gerasimov said that the main strategic goal of the Ukrainian military is still to maintain control over the remaining regions of Donbass. It has built and continuously improved in-depth defenses in the Severodonetsk region, and mainly relies on high-rise buildings and industrial zones in the three large towns mentioned above to build defense lines.

The Russian Ministry of Defense posted news on social media on the 27th that Russian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov inspected the progress of the Southern Army's combat mission. He said that the Southern Army had succeeded in controlling the Donetsk region, and that the troops were breaking through enemy defenses and “the offensive was unstoppable.” Gerasimov said that the Russian army is attacking in all directions at “unabated speed” and that some commando forces have already approached major Donbass towns such as Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, and Druzhkovka. Gerasimov said that the main strategic goal of the Ukrainian military is still to maintain control over the remaining regions of Donbass. It has built and continuously improved in-depth defenses in the Severodonetsk region, and mainly relies on high-rise buildings and industrial zones in the three large towns mentioned above to build defense lines.