US EditionRussia says it has captured strategic city of Toretsk, Ukraine denies it
- Russia has claimed to have seized the mining town of Toretsk in East Ukraine after months of fighting, marking it as the biggest town taken recently.
- Kyiv denied that Russian forces had full control over Toretsk, stating that Ukrainian forces were still holding positions on the outskirts.
- Before the invasion, Toretsk had a population of about 30,000, which fell by 90% by July last year due to the ongoing conflict.
- A press officer for the 28th Brigade stated that Ukrainian forces are facing renewed attacks but continue to hold their ground in the area.
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The Russians spread a fake about the alleged “capture” of Toretsk in order to “cover up” their losses in the Kursk region.
The city of Toretsk, Donetsk region, continues to be under the control of the Defense Forces. The Russians needed the fake news about the alleged “seizure” of the city to “cover” their losses in the Kursk region. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to statements by Viktor Tregubov, Speaker of the Khortytsa OSBV, and Dmitry Zaporozhets, Speaker of the Lugansk OTG. “They just needed to “nail down” the information agenda for their own lo…
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mediatalkafrica.comRussia says it has captured strategic Ukrainian cities
Russia on Friday said that its forces had taken control of the strategic coal-mining city of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine, a claim Ukraine’s military denied. Russia called the city, which had a pre-war population of around 30,000 people, by its Soviet-era name of Dzerzhinsk, and said that Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, where it is located, is now part of Russia. DAILY POST reports that Russian forces, after initially failing to advance on the c…
Russia claims the takeover of the mining city of Toretsk, east of Ukraine, a victory that will be key to taking control of the region.
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