Moscow's forces have captured Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region and about to gain Toretsk, according to reports.

Its forces captured Solone village, about 7.4 miles southwest of Pokrovsk, key front in Moscow's offensive in eastern Donetsk region, says Russian Defense Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı

Ukrainian troops on the frontlines in the Donetsk region have called for more weapons to help fend off Russian advances in the region. View on euronews

Russian forces took control of two more settlements in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, said Russia’s Defence Ministry on Saturday, the latest in a series of gains it has reported in its steady advance westward.

Ukraine’s 110th Mechanized Brigade acknowledged a withdrawal from parts of the village to avoid encirclement but claimed that fighting is ongoing elsewhere in Velyka Novosilka.

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Russia has had battlefield momentum but its recent territorial gains have been at the expense of high personnel losses.

Russia claimed on Sunday that its forces took control of another settlement in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, where Moscow continues to claim advances amid an ongoing regional offensive.

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As the EU agrees to extend sanctions on Russia by another six months, the Russian Defence Ministry has said its forces have occupied the east Ukrainian town of Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region,

Russia on Sunday claimed its troops had captured a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine as part of a grinding campaign to weaken Kyiv’s grip on the country’s industrial heartland, while uncertainty over the continued flow of US funding has reportedly halted the work of some Ukrainian NGOs,