According to multiple Russian media outlets including RIA Novosti, the video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on a certain day shows Russian troops raising the Russian flag in the Selidove region of Donetsk. RIA Novosti describes that the video released by the Russian Defense Ministry shows Russian troops removing the Ukrainian flag from the top of a building in the Selidove region and then raising a Russian flag.

According to earlier reports by Russian news agencies such as RIA Novosti, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that the Russian military has fully taken control of the Selydove district in Donetsk.

According to media reports from the Ukrainian television website and others, Ukrainian Armed Forces Major General Dmitry Marchenko stated that the Donbas frontline of the Ukrainian military has collapsed, with reasons including a lack of ammunition, shortages in manpower, and management imbalances. In an interview with former Ukrainian MP Borislav Bereza, Marchenko said, "If I say our frontline has collapsed, this is not a leak of military secrets; Russian forces have already entered the Selidove region of Donetsk. Why did this happen? Most likely, first, there is a lack of ammunition and weapons. Second, there is a shortage of manpower; we have no reinforcements. The soldiers are extremely fatigued; they can no longer hold the frontline. Third, there is a management imbalance," Marchenko added.

According to Bloomberg, Selydove is a key location on the route to the Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk.