Russian losses are significant, and it appears that this month will see particularly high casualties for Russia. We estimate that the opponent may lose around 40,000 soldiers this month, both wounded and killed."
They encircle settlements and target them with indirect fire. Once a settlement is encircled, they essentially destroy it. It's a very cynical and brutal approach,
Selydove is a very large town with many basements where a huge number of personnel could be stationed, where they could hide equipment and light vehicles. In fact, Selydove would improve their logistics and allow them to bring in more manpower and equipment to continue their assault on Pokrovsk,
The enemy's defences crumbled suddenly,
Ukrainian defenders are steadfastly holding off the occupiers' pressure and inflicting significant losses on the enemy,