Ukrainian military says Russian troops have captured Blagodatnoye in the south of Donetsk region

Russian forces have taken control of the village of Blahodatne in the southern Donetsk region.

This was reported by a Ukrainian soldier with the call sign “Muchnoy” on his Telegram channel.

Blahodatne is located south of Velyka Novosilka, which is an important point in the defense of Kurakhove. According to Muchnoy, Russian troops have raised their flag in the village and advanced further north.

On the map of the military analyst group Deep State, Blahodatne is currently marked within the control zone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Deep State also reports that soldiers from the 48th separate assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have pushed Russian units out of the village of Novyi Komar, located to the north of Blahodatne.

According to the analyst, Russian soldiers from the 40th separate brigade of the Marine Corps were taken prisoner by Ukrainian forces.

Earlier, it was reported that Russian forces had broken into the village of Novyi Komar, north of Velyka Novosilka.

The capture of Novyi Komar threatened to open a route for the enemy to the west, toward the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, potentially putting Ukrainian troops in the southern front at risk.