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Russia has taken 1,700 square km of Ukraine this year, top general says
Valery Gerasimov said Russian forces captured 80 settlements and are pressing toward key Donbas cities, while Ukraine reports smaller counter-gains.
- On April 21, Army General Valery Gerasimov announced that Russian forces are approaching the last line of defense in the Donbas, identifying Sloviansk and Kramatorsk as primary targets of the offensive.
- Since the beginning of this year, Russian forces have seized 1,700 sq km of territory and 80 settlements, Gerasimov said as the General Staff inspects ongoing combat operations.
- Advanced units are currently 12km from Sloviansk and 7km from Kramatorsk, while street fighting continues in Kostiantynivka and Krivoy Luka within the Donetsk fortress belt.
- Russian estimates indicate control of about 90 per cent of Donbas and about 75 per cent of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, with forces advancing in Sumy and Kharkiv to establish a "security zone."
- Reuters could not verify the Russian battlefield accounts, while Top Ukrainian commander Oleksandr Syrskyi reported reclaiming nearly 50 sq km in March and pro-Ukrainian maps show Russia controls 116,793 sq km of Ukraine.
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