According to the Institute for the Study of Wary, the invaders gradually moved southwest of Lysychansk near the T1302 Bakhmut-Lysychansk highway, but did not completely cut off Ukrainian routes to Bakhmut.
Ukrainian troops repulsed an enemy offensive north of Slavyansk.
Enemy troops carried out limited and local attacks on the front lines around Kharkiv, but did not advance on June 27.
Ukrainian counter attacks along the southern axis force the enemy to give priority to defensive operations along the line of contact.
Illegal occupation authorities are taking steps to strengthen economic control over the occupied territories and force the Ukrainian population to switch to the ruble.
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