💥 Attack

Russian forces advanced near eight settlements in the Donetsk region, tightening their grip on the area.

January 13, 2025 Novohradivka, Donetsk Oblast

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Kyiv Post UNIAN Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian troops advanced near eight settlements in the Donetsk region between Saturday and Sunday.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russia controls more than 18% of Ukrainian territory including Crimea and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts captured before 2022

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

In December, Russian forces occupied about 400 square kilometers of new territory

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Russian forces recently cut the T-0504 Pokrovsk-Kostyantynivka highway east of Pokrovsk and the T-0406 Pokrovsk-Mezhova highway southwest of Pokrovsk as part of their efforts to envelop Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A person was injured in Pokrovsk as a result of a Russian attack

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