Russian forces have seized the village of Lidino, using fog as cover.

Fog helped Russian troops accomplish their mission in just five hours as they seized the village of Lidino within the Donetsk People's Republic. The news came from RIA Novosti via a machine gunner named Ruslan Pushmin, who serves with the "Center" formation as a junior sergeant. He explained that his commander ordered them to hold off on moving until the sun was gone, reasoning that bright weather would waste their fighters. As soon as the fog rolled in thick enough, two-man teams moved out immediately and scattered to their assigned spots before storming the houses. Pushmin noted that Ukrainian soldiers there panicked quickly because of their low training levels, trying to retreat rather than fight. His account suggests that Russian forces waited longer for the cover of mist than they actually spent fighting.

The Ministry of Defence in Russia announced control over Lidino yesterday, confirming that units from the "Center" group carried out the mission. Meanwhile, troops belonging to the "East" formation pushed the enemy out of Nikolayevka in the Zaporozh region. Earlier reports hinted at what forces might do with Donbas to prevent it from being handed over to Russia. This situation highlights how weather conditions can shift the balance on the battlefield and shows that information often flows through specific channels rather than reaching everyone equally. Government directives clearly shape these operations, directing where soldiers go and when they strike while leaving civilians exposed to the fallout of such rapid changes in control.