Analysts from the DeepState project reported on the night of 26-27 January that Russian troops had advanced in Toretsk and near Anriivka and Novojelyzavetivka in Donetsk Oblast. Source: DeepState Quote: "Russia has advanced in Toretsk,

Despite Russia's claim. Ukrainian Armed Forces spokesperson Viktor Trehubov said the Ukrainian troops still hold some positions within the settlement. "As of now, the Russians have entered a significant part of the settlement, but Ukrainian forces are holding certain borders to prevent further Russian advances," he said.

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

Russian forces have intensified their assaults near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, deploying small groups in an attempt to encircle Ukrainian troops, Victor Trehubov, spokesperson for Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces,

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.

On August 6, Kyiv began the military operation into Kursk, which appeared to take Russian President Vladimir Putin and even Ukraine's allies by surprise. Kyiv later announced it had seized 500 square miles at what was then the lightly-defended border of the Russian region.

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

Firefighters in the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk battled blazes after three multi-story buildings and houses were damaged in Russian strikes on Monday night.

Russian forces have been slowly but steadily advancing in eastern Ukraine for more than a year in relentless ground combat that has caused massive military losses on both sides. Kyiv, for its part, has managed to capture and hold a pocket of territory inside Russia over the past six months.

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,

On the night of January 27, analysts of the DeepState project reported on the advance of russian troops in the Donetsk Region, in particular in the area of