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1. Report not yet confirmed by all trusted sources that Ukraine has continued to advance in the #Orikhiv region with another well-coordinated attack that likely drove the Russians from #Platykhatky and put the settlement in grey zone category.
2. The Ukrainian force is reported to have again delivered infantry in APCs that quickly withdrew and the battle was and covered with Ukrainian tanks in an overwatch role. Ukraine deployed smoke screen that because #Pyatykhatky is a low area kept the area in smoke concealing 
3. an attacking Ukrainian force from east of #Lobkove. At the same time the Ukrainian forces in the forest to the west of the settlement fixed the Russians so that the other attacking force could reach the settlement and begin to engage in street fighting.
4. Ukrainians then advanced on the settlement from the forest. At the same time Ukrainian rocket artillery fired mines, possibly German AT2s that can be deployed with HIMARS that delayed the Russian ground counterattack. As Russian artillery fired
5. barrages, Ukrainian forces withdrew to the forest and when Russian rocket artillery fell back to rearm the Ukrainian forces in the forest again advance to the attack and with the force attacking from the east forced the Russians into a
6. tactical retreat turning the #Platykhatky settlement from Russian-held to a grey zone that may likely be reported as Ukrainian held soon.
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