Russian forces are advancing in Ukraine's east using the tactic of infiltration in small groups, pushing Ukrainian troops out metre by metre. Source: Taras Chmut, the head of the Come Back Alive foundation,

As 2024 nears its end, Moscow troops continue to make steady progress across the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, moving in on the towns of Pokrovsk and appearing to be closing in on Kurakhove further south.

Russian forces have reportedly captured two villages in Ukraine's northeast Kharkiv and eastern Donetsk regions. The move intensifies efforts to seize key cities. While Ukrainian military reports heavy fighting,

Russia's losses in the war against Ukraine have already exceeded 779,000 soldiers. Over the last day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated 1,600 Russian occupants, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.