Russia says its troops have captured a strategic town in eastern Ukraine
2 hours ago · KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Sunday claimed its troops had captured a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine as part of a grinding campaign to weaken Kyiv’s grip on the country’s industrial heartland, while uncertainty over the continued flow of U.S. funding has reportedly halted the work of some Ukrainian NGOs, including those helping war veterans.
Russia claims its troops are in the last stages of taking another ...
2 days ago · KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed on Friday that Russian troops have fought their way into the center of a strategically important eastern Ukraine town and raised the Russian flag there after a monthslong battle.. The Russian soldiers were still fighting Ukrainian defenders left in Velyka Novosilka, which had around 5,000 residents before the war, according to the ...
Russian forces bypass a key stronghold in a bid ... - Associated Press News
Jan 13, 2025 · Ukraine’s army is under severe strain along parts of the approximately 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line, especially in the eastern Donetsk region where Pokrovsk is located.. After almost three years of war, Ukrainian units are depleted and are outnumbered by Russian forces.Though its battlefield progress has been slow and costly, momentum in the war is in Russia’s favor and its ...
Ukraine takes another bite out of Russia as Moscow grinds on in Donetsk
Jan 9, 2025 · Russian forces have focused much of their manpower and firepower on the twin settlements of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad in Donetsk, and on Friday they attacked 26 times along a front 45km (30 miles)...
Ukraine orders evacuations from Donetsk towns as Russia claims …
Aug 4, 2024 · Ukraine has announced the mandatory evacuation of children and their guardians from areas in the eastern region of Donetsk, where Russia has been claiming advances.
Ukraine war: Russia captures key town near Donetsk - BBC
Dec 26, 2023 · Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has said his troops have seized the key town of Mariinka in eastern Ukraine. Mr Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin assault units had taken the...
Russia Seizes Town in Donetsk as Ukraine Hits Ammunition …
Sep 18, 2024 · Ukraine hit a big Russian ammunition depot with drones early Wednesday, with videos showing fireballs lighting up the night sky. The attack came just hours after the Russian military claimed to...
Ukraine war: Russia captures key town near Donetsk - BBC News
Dec 26, 2023 · Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has said his troops have seized the key town of Mariinka in eastern Ukraine. Mr Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin assault units had taken the...
Donetsk: Deadly blast hits market in Russia-held Ukraine city ... - BBC
Jan 21, 2024 · At least 27 people have been killed in a shelling attack in the Russian-held city of Donetsk, the Moscow-installed leader of the region says. Denis Pushilin described the strike on a busy market...
Russia claims capture of Ukrainian front-line town of Kurakhove
Jan 7, 2025 · Russia claims that its forces have captured the front-line town of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region. The town has borne the brunt of Russian advances in recent months and is a ...