💥 Attack

Russian forces advanced within Toretsk along Frunze Street and in southeastern Shcherbynivka

December 10, 2024 Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 6 sources

Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Geolocated footage posted on December 9 and 10 indicates that Russian forces advanced westward along Frunze Street in central Toretsk and southeastern Shcherbynivka (west of Toretsk)

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The Security Service of Ukraine has served a notice of suspicion to a traitor who voluntarily surrendered during the fighting, went over to the Russian side and is now fighting against Ukraine in the Pokrovsk sector.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian strikes against Donetsk Oblast killed two people and injured seven

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Kurakhove is effectively surrounded save for one supply road and a strip of land about 6km wide and 15km long, but is holding

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

After capturing Uglodar, Russia was able to advance quickly because Ukraine clearly did not have much defense built behind it.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian invaders attacked Ukrainian positions 25 times in the Lyman direction near Hrekivka, Kopanky, Nadiia, and other settlements.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.836Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-10-2024