^Kateryna Stepanenko; Katherine Lawlor; Karolina Hird; George Barros; Frederick W. Kagan (6 August 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 6". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 27 October 2022. The Ukrainian General Staff stated that Russian forces unsuccessfully attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses around Krylivka, Pavlivka, Novomaiorske, and Prechystivka- all southwest of Donetsk City and within 30km of the Zaporizhia Oblast border.