Ukrainian forces have made progress near Toretsk, but Russia has also achieved some successes, according to ISW.

Ukrainian forces have made progress in the Toretsk direction. Specifically, they achieved success to the northeast of Druzhba, in the northern part of Toretsk, and in the central area of Leonidivka.

This is reported by RBK-Ukraine citing The Institute for the Study of War.

According to ISW, Russian troops conducted ground attacks in Toretsk itself, to the north of Toretsk near Dylievka, and to the west of Toretsk near Shcherbinivka.

In particular, geolocated footage published on February 10 and 11 indicates that Ukrainian forces have recently advanced to the northeast of Druzhba, in the northern part of Toretsk, and in the central area of Leonidivka.

At the same time, geolocation data from February 10 suggests that Russian troops have made slight advances in the western part of Toretsk.

To conduct assaults in the Toretsk direction, the enemy is deploying units from the 56th Special Forces Battalion of Russia (51st Combined Arms Army) and illegal military formations of the terrorist organization "DPR."

Situation in the Toretsk Area

As reported by OSUV "Khortytsia" spokesperson Viktor Trehubov and OTG "Luhansk" spokesperson Dmytro Zaporozhets, the city Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast continues to remain under the control of Defense Forces.

Recently, Russian tactical aviation has significantly intensified in the Toretsk direction. This has resulted in the downing of a Russian Su-25 on Saturday, February 8.