Ukrainian forces fighting around Velyka Novosilka claim its Russian takeover will amount to nothing more than a flag-raising ...

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

since Ukraine’s extensive fortifications continue to slow the advancing Russian troops. But Russian attacks along the western flanks of Pokrovsk could develop into a problem for Kyiv’s forces.