Official: Defense forces push Russians out of positions in Serebryansky forest

The Ukrainian military drove the invaders out of the territory of Serebryansky forest near Kreminna.

The head of the Severodonetsk District Military Administration, Roman Vlasenko, said this on Telegram, citing DeepState, Ukrinform reports.

"In the morning, analysts reported that the enemy retreated in the Serebryansky forest and Klishchiivka, and advanced near Kalynivka, Novopokrovske, and Yasnobrodivka. Later, the deputy commander of the Azov brigade, Sviatoslav Palamar, confirmed that Ukrainian defenders had driven out the occupiers in the Serebryansky forest," the statement reads.

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