In the particularly hotly contested Donbass in eastern Ukraine, Kiev’s troops are reportedly suffering new territorial losses. The Russian armed forces are reporting successes.
Russian troops have announced a further advance in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk. The town of Krasnohorivka (Russian: Krasnogorowka) northwest of the regional capital Donetsk, which was annexed by Moscow, has been almost completely captured with the exception of a few streets, the state news agency Tass reported, citing military sources.
According to reports, Ukrainian soldiers also gave up and were taken prisoner. There are still many civilians in the city, some of whom have already been brought to safety elsewhere in the Donbass, it was said. The Russian information could not be independently verified.
Russian troops had previously reported tactical successes in other parts of the Donetsk region. Russia’s war aim is to bring the Donbass in the east of the country, which is known for its coal deposits, completely under its control.
The pro-government Ukrainian military channel Deep State confirmed the Russian advance in Krasnohorivka and other areas on the Telegram platform. For example, the village of Progress in the Pokrovsk district of the Donetsk region, which has been under battle for three months, has been occupied by Russian troops.
The enemy managed to win the fighting that had been going on since the second half of April within two days. According to the report, Russian troops began a massive assault on July 19. The Ukrainian forces withdrew, it was said.
There was no official confirmation in Kiev of the territorial losses. The armed forces of both sides reported on Sunday that they had shot down numerous enemy drones.
For more than two years, Ukraine has been defending itself against the Russian war of aggression with Western military aid. About a fifth of the country is occupied by Russian troops. Russia had declared the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson to be its territory, in violation of international law – but does not have complete control over any of them.
Source: Stern
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