The Russian military command may intend to leverage the ongoing Toretsk push to create operational opportunities for advances in either the Chasiv Yar or Avdiivka areas.
Over the past three days, 711 residents, including 20 children, have been evacuated from the Toretsk community in the Donetsk region. About 5,000 residents still remain in Toretsk.
Russian troops have fired artillery at a residential building in the city of Toretsk, Donetsk region, killing at least one civilian and wounding two others.