Russian forces captured Vuhledar after systematically cutting supply routes, ending the two-year defense by the Ukrainian 72nd Mechanized Brigade.
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Russian forces captured Vuhledar after systematically cutting supply routes, ending the two-year defense by the Ukrainian 72nd Mechanized Brigade.
Kyiv's forces announced the withdrawal from one of the key Donetsk Oblast settlements, Vuhledar, on Oct. 2 after Russian forces swarmed the town's flanks.
The Khortytsia operational-strategic group of troops officially announced the withdrawal of Armed Forces of Ukrainian (AFU) from Vuhledar, in the Donetsk region, following reports of the town's capture by Russian forces.
Russian troops almost fully control Ugledar in Donetsk Oblast, which Ukrainian forces defended from the start of the full-scale invasion
The operational-strategic grouping of forces 'Khortytsia' stated that higher command gave permission for a maneuver to withdraw units from Ugledar to preserve personnel and equipment
Russian troops have captured Vuhledar.
The situation in Vuhledar is critical and the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade was defending the area for 20 months.
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