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Russian and Ukrainian forces continued offensives in several front sectors, with Russia claiming major encirclements that analysts say have not materialized, while Ukraine touts gains from 'Operation Vivaldi.' Ukraine's General Staff reported 177 combat clashes in a single day, with the heaviest fighting on the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka fronts, and said Russia lost 2,020 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day. Ukrainian forces also reported striking Russian drone launch sites, command posts and UAV warehouses in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.