Russia Liberates Six Key Towns and Reports Nearly 9,000 Ukrainian Casualties in One Week in Donetsk - teleSUR English

Russia is registering new territorial advances in the Donetsk region, which has not yet been able to control it in total, after more than three years since the declaration of land invasion in Ukraine. British military information services announced on Saturday that Russian troops have been able to extend Ukraine's access to a vital highway located east of the city-strategic Pokrovsk.

This Saturday, May 17, Russian forces announced the release of Alexandropol, while reporting the neutralization of more than 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers in the last 24 hours. These movements reinforce pressure on Ukrainian positions in the region, especially in the nearby town of Konstantinovka. The Russian Ministry of Defense detailed that the greatest enemy losses occurred in the Central group, with almost 500 casualties, followed by the South gr…

Russia Liberates Six Key Towns and Reports Nearly 9,000 Ukrainian Casualties in One Week in Donetsk - teleSUR English

Russian forces advance in Donetsk, liberating six strategic towns and inflicting nearly 9,000 casualties on Ukrainian troops, according to reports from the Russian Ministry of Defense. The advance consolidates Russian control in the region and weakens Ukrainian logistical lines. Related: Russia and North Korea to Sign Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty Amid intensifying conflict in eastern Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces have announced…

During the last week, Russian FFAA liberated the towns of Tórkoye, Kotliarovka, Miroliúbovka, Mikhailovka, Novoalexándrovka and Vólnoe Pole, in the Donetsk People's Republic, report from the Russian Ministry of Defence. In the same period, Ukraine lost 8,770 soldiers, adding from the military.