 Russians retreat from their positions near Orykovo-Vasylivka. Andrey Kavalov, spokesman for the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces, has stated that the defense forces of Ukraine have driven the Russian forces out from their positions near Orykovo-Vasylivka on the back-mud front. Kavalov reported that Ukrainian troops on the back-mud front are conducting offensive operations north and south of the city of back-mud. In the course of hostilities, the Russian occupiers were forced to retreat from their positions northeast of Orykovo-Vasylivka, he added. The General Staff spokesman said that Ukraine's defense forces have had partial success consolidating their positions while the Russian forces are putting up strong resistance using reserves and suffering heavy losses. Kavalov also said that Ukrainian troops have been successful on the Valakha Novoselka-Staro-Mariuske and Novoselka-Staro-Mariuske fronts and are consolidating their positions.