Russian forces captured Loskutivka, Myrna Dolyna, Rai-Oleksandrivka, and Pidlisne all on 22 June.[7][8] On 23 June, Russian forces cut off and surrounded the towns of Hirske and Zolote, which they claimed to have fully captured by next day.[9][10] By 25 June, Russia captured Sievierodonetsk.[11] With Russia's breakthrough in the south and the victory at Sievierodonetsk, the attention of the Russian offensive shifted to Lysychansk.