US EditionRussia makes sudden advance in Ukraine before Trump-Putin summit, maps show
- Russian troops penetrated parts of Ukraine's defenses near Dobropillia and Pokrovsk in Donetsk in early August 2025, days before the August 15 summit in Alaska.
- This follows a slow, costly Russian offensive that began in spring 2025 marked by small-group tactical infiltration without heavy equipment.
- Ukraine has fortified defenses along the T0514 supply route, deploying units including the First Azov Corps to contain Russian advances aiming to split Ukrainian forces in Donetsk.
- A Washington-based think tank assessing the conflict indicated it is too early to classify the recent Russian gains near Dobropillia as an operational breakthrough, while President Zelensky highlighted that although Russian forces outnumber Ukrainians three to one, their casualties are also approximately triple those of Ukraine.
- The developments increase pressure ahead of the summit where Putin may seek U.S. acceptance of Moscow's control over parts of Ukraine despite European leaders affirming that borders cannot be changed by force.
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Russia in major Ukraine advance as Europe braces for Trump-Putin meet
Russia's offensive in eastern Ukraine was gaining speed and seizing ground Wednesday as European leaders were to hold online talks with US President Donald Trump ahead of his Alaska summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Zelenski confirms before the meeting between Trump and Putin that invading troops have overcome a sector of their defenses in Donetsk province
As the world anxiously counts down to Friday's Alaska summit, where Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet face-to-face for the first time in years, Russian forces have forced a breakthrough in Ukraine, leaving a dangerous gap miles deep in the front lines.
Russia tries to make sudden advance in Ukraine before Trump-Putin summit - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
MOSCOW — Russian forces have made a sudden thrust into eastern Ukraine near the coal mining town of Dobropillia, a move that may be an attempt to increase the pressure on Kyiv to give up land as the U.S. and Russian presidents prepare to meet.
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