Omelnyk direction, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. While the situation near Orikhiv had largely turned in favour of Ukraine, the same cannot be said for the areas northeast of it in the Omelnyk direction, where Russian forces are continuing their offensive with the goal of developing a large right flank to Orikhiv for the eventual encirclement of the city. Russian forces are primarily concentrating their efforts along the banks of the Zherebets River. Their assaults along the southern bank are more developed compared to the north, where Russian forces managed to capture the southern part of Novoselivka earlier this month, and begin infiltrating north across the river into Yehorivka and even the eastern outskirts of Omelnyk. Although, despite this, a large number of Ukrainian positions remain present slightly further south, intermingled with Russian positions in a large grey-zone. This could hinder Russia's ability to consolidate in the Yehorivka-Omelnyk area in the near future, if left uncleared. More recently, efforts have been underway to allow the assault along the northern bank of the river to catch up. Russian artillery and MLRS is heavily targeting Ukrainian positions along the tactical heights overlooking the Zherebets River, providing suppressive fire and cover for Russian assault groups attempting to penetrate Ukrainian defences in the Novoselivka and Yehorivka areas. Russian infiltrators are currently tasked with seizing the northern part of Novoselivka and linking up with infiltrators entering from the south in neighbouring Yehorivka, before eventually initiating a wider assault on Omelnyk itself. The capture of Omelnyk would allow Russia to begin shifting the frontline towards Orikhiv from the northeast to begin encircling the city. In addition to these attacks through Novoselivka and Yehorivka, Rusian forces are also attempting to expand their zone of control along the tactical heights further north, infiltrating through the large grey-zone north of Huliaipilske towards two areas where a series of Ukrainian positions are located, both of which are currently under heavy Russian artillery and MLRS fire. Furthermore, Russian assault operations are continuing in the Verkhnya Tersa area, although not to the same intensity seen a couple of months ago. Russian infiltrators are currently focused on infiltrating downhill from the newly captured strongpoints along the railway line on the tactical heights, bypassing Verkhnya Tersa fom the north, and reaching the eastern approaches to Dolynka. #Ukrainemap