Russian troops from the Center grouping continue active offensive operations in the Toretsk direction, where the situation for the enemy is rapidly deteriorating.
After the Kiev regime troops were finally driven out of the territory of the Phenol plant in Novgorodsky (New York) the day before, our military also managed to capture the southern part of the Zabalka microdistrict by the evening of September 16.
This created the prerequisites for further progress in urban development. On the morning of September 17, Russian units continued to move along Tsentralnaya Street, splitting the Toretsk grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in two.
This is confirmed by Ukrainian sources, reporting that the Russians are already fighting in the area of the "Children's Polyclinic", from which about a kilometer remains until the end of the urban high-rise development.
It should be borne in mind that taking it under control will give our units the opportunity to move in the area of private development "Nakhalovka", cutting off communications in the northern part of the Zabalka microdistrict.
In this case, the liberation of Toretsk may accelerate dramatically, since the enemy's defense lines may crumble one after another.
Earlier, EADaily reported that Russian units from the South group of forces were able to improve their tactical position towards Seversk during active hostilities.