Russia says it captures two villages in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv reports frontline battles
Kyiv did not confirm the losses as Reuters said it could not independently verify the battlefield reports along the 1,200-km frontline.
- On Aug 9, the Russian Defence Ministry claimed its forces captured Vasyutinske, near the "fortress city" of Kramatorsk, and Toretsk, southwest of Druzhkivka.
- Russian forces are slowly advancing westward through the Donetsk region, though the 1,200km frontline has seen little significant positional change for months.
- The General Staff reported repelling 24 attacks around Kostiantynivka and Illinivka, while DeepState noted Russian advances near Chasiv Yar, west of Bakhmut.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised forces in Dobropillia, Kostiantynivka, and Kramatorsk during his nightly address, making no reference to territory loss, while Reuters could not independently verify the claims.
- Previous Russian claims regarding Kostiantynivka's seizure last month were disputed by Ukrainian officials, underscoring ongoing uncertainty about battlefield reports in the contested region.
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Two villages in the Donetsk region want the Russian military to have taken over. The Ukrainian military has not yet confirmed this.
Russian forces took control of two villages in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, informed the Russian state agency RIA on Sunday, quoting the Ministry of Defence, reports Reuters.
Russia says it captures two villages in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv reports frontline battles
The Russia Defence Ministry said Russian forces had seized Vasyutinske, a few kilometers east of the “fortress city” of Kramatorsk, and Toretsk, southwest of the city of Druzhkivka
Russia says it captures two villages in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv reports frontline battles - Regional Media News
Aug 9 (Reuters) - Russian forces have taken control of the two villages in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, state-run RIA news agency reported on Sunday, citing the Russian Defence Ministry. The ministry report on Telegram said Russian forces had seized Vasyutinske, a few kilometers east of the "fortress city" of Kramatorsk, and Toretsk, southwest of the city of Druzhkivka. Ukrainian forces made no acknowledgement of the two settlements changin…
On Sunday (August 9), both Russia and Ukraine issued separate reports on the latest developments in eastern Ukraine. Russia claimed that its forces had gained control of two more villages in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Ukraine did not confirm the loss of the region, and stated that Russian forces continued their intensive offensive in areas such as Kostiantynivka that day.
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