Russia claims systematic advance near Kramatorsk

Russian military-affiliated Telegram channels report that the 3rd Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces is conducting systematic offensive operations in the Kramatorsk-Druzhkovka direction. The channels claim Russian forces are clearing Ukrainian troops from houses, dugouts, and high-rise buildings, inflicting heavy losses. The posts frame the advance as the restoration of "historical justice" and the liberation of "ancestral Russian lands." No independent verification of the claimed progress or enemy losses is provided.