According to military commentator Yury Podolyaka, Russian forces have effectively placed the town of Bilytske in the Donetsk People’s Republic under operational encirclement.

In an update posted to his Telegram channel, Podolyaka stated that troops from Russia’s 51st Army successfully drove a wedge between Bilytske and neighboring Rodynske. As a result, Bilytske is now isolated, with supply and retreat routes cut off. He added that intense clashes are ongoing in both the northern and southeastern sectors of Rodynske.

Russian troops are also reportedly advancing near the central processing plant in Myrnohrad, where Ukrainian units have come under encirclement as well.

Military-focused channels point out that Russian forces have long reached the defensive network near Rodynske, located south of Pokrovsk (formerly Krasnoarmiisk). The current focus, they report, is to break through to the key road north of the town.

Intermediate targets in this stage of the offensive include Bilytske, Dorozhne, and Ivanivka. Securing these settlements, analysts say, would likely lead to the collapse of Ukrainian control over Rodynske and the dismantling of the broader defensive line west of the area.