By advancing through the forests between Mykolaivka and Lyman, toward Yampil, the Ukrainians have been able to move their drone teams and some artillery pieces forward. According to Russian sources, this allows them to hit Russian forces attempting to infiltrate in the Mykolaivka direction.
According to both Ukrainian and Russian sources, Russian forces have taken control of a large part of Rai-Oleksandrivka. However, the Ukrainians are continuing operations to clear out infiltrations and, at times, local counterattacks, such as along the Siverskyi Donets River at Kryva Luka, and further south as well, although I have not yet been able to confirm the Ukrainian advances near Minkivka.
As a result, the situation in Sloviansk has improved considerably in recent months, while the situation in Kramatorsk keeps getting worse, particularly because of Russian FPV, artillery and guided-bomb strikes. It is also worth noting that a large part of Kramatorsk lies beyond the rivers, which makes it harder to cross bridges that are being hit by KABs. Sloviansk sits on the western side of the river, which makes the city safer.
Overall, the front in the area is stable. The Ukrainians have finally managed to stabilize it. And the Russians are losing a lot of men, according to a Russian source who believes they are short of manpower : "This means that the need for constant replenishment of units with personnel is increasing."
Sources :
▫️Geolocations from @UAControlMap and @AndrewPerpetua
▫️Russian sources : https://t.me/BARS14GUMANITARKA https://t.me/motopatriot78
▫️Ukrainian sources : @Deepstate_UA / @Playfra0 (his talks with soldiers) and https://t.me/zvizdecmanhustu