Russia claimed Saturday the capture of the village of Zoryané, in eastern Ukraine, its troops thus moving closer to the industrial city of Kurakhové, west of the large city of Donetsk, already under the control of Moscow .
“The locality of Zoryane (…) was liberated” thanks to “the successful actions” of Moscow’s forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The Russian ministry had claimed on October 8 to have seized this locality for the first time, located approximately 10 kilometers from Kourakhové, but fighting has continued in the area in recent days.
The Russian army intends to put pressure on the Ukrainian forces in the direction of Kurakhové, while continuing its assaults towards Pokrovsk, a key road and rail junction for kyiv’s troops located a little further north, still in the Donetsk region.
In Kourakhové, a town of some 20,000 inhabitants before the Russian offensive launched in 2022, AFP had recently seen buildings with blown out windows, the scars of daily fighting.
At the same time, Russian troops have increased attacks in southern Ukraine, in the Zaporizhia region, in recent days.
A sign of Ukraine’s current difficulties, Russia seized the town of Vougledar at the beginning of October, located at the junction of the Eastern and Southern fronts and for which a fierce battle had been going on for more than two years.
Furthermore, a Russian attack with explosive drones and guided aerial bombs left seven injured in the Sumy region (north) during the night from Friday to Saturday, according to the regional administration, which specifies that “energy infrastructures were damaged”.
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