RECAP – “20 Minutes” takes stock for you every evening on the progress of the conflict in Ukraine
Did you miss the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes takes stock for you every evening. Between the strong declarations, the progress on the front and the results of the fighting, here is the main part of this Sunday, on the 991st day of the conflict.
Fact of the day
Russia claimed this Sunday the conquest of a new village in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk (in the east), where its army has been advancing more quickly in recent weeks in the face of kyiv troops lacking personnel and equipment.
“Units of the Center armed group liberated the town of Volchenka,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. This locality is located approximately 5 km from the industrial town of Kourakhové.
Admiral Tony Radakin, Britain's chief of staff, told the BBC that Russia was making territorial gains, but stressed that these were “tiny bits of territory.” He said an average of 1,500 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded per day in October. The worst month for the Russian army in terms of soldier losses since the start of the war in February 2022.
“Russia is on the verge of 700,000 people killed or injured, which illustrates the enormous pain and suffering that the Russian nation must endure because of (…) Read more on 20minutes
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