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02-07-2025
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Ukraine struggles to contain Russian advances in east
Russian forces have made incursions near two towns key to army supply routes in eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official says as the Kremlin seeks a breakthrough in an offensive at a time of uncertainty over US weapons support for Ukraine. In recent weeks, Russia has amassed forces and despite heavy losses has advanced in rural areas either side of Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka, which both sit on crossroads running to the frontline from larger cities in Ukrainian-controlled territory. Russia's advances on the front are matched by an intensification of drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and other cities. So far, the efforts by US President Donald Trump have failed to achieve a ceasefire in the full-scale invasion launched by Russia in 2022. One of the aims of the Russian offensive is to occupy the rest of the Donetsk region. Russian soldiers are using small assault groups, light vehicles and drones to push towards the neighbouring region, said Viktor Trehubov, a spokesman for the Khortytsia group of forces. "There are constant attacks with the intent of breaking through" to the border of the Dnipropetrovsk region at any cost, Trehubov said in written comments to Reuters. Russia has 111,000 soldiers in the Pokrovsk area, which it has been trying to seize since early last year, Ukraine's top armed forces commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said last week, describing dozens of battles in the area every day. A decision by the US to halt some deliveries of various weapons including precision rocket artillery to Ukraine will worsen the situation on the ground for Ukraine's forces, said Jack Watling, a senior researcher at think-tank Royal United Services Institute. "The loss of these supplies will significantly degrade Ukraine's ability to strike Russian forces beyond 30km from the front line and therefore allow Russia to improve its logistics," Watling said. Ukrainian blog DeepState, which uses open-source data to map the frontline, said the Russian military in June had seized 556 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory, which it said was the largest monthly loss of ground since November. Russian forces, which have numerical superiority, cut the main road linking Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka in May, complicating Ukrainian movements and resupply efforts. "The Russian advance is being contained but their crossing of the Pokrovsk-Kostyantynivka highway is a strategic and logistical setback," Trehubov said. Heavy Russian losses have prevented Russian advances toward Kostiantynivka via Chasiv Yar or along the western Pokrovsk front, he said. "Now they are attempting (to advance) further away from populated areas," Trehubov said. DeepState also reported that Russian advances in June near Pokrovsk and nearby Novopavlivka accounted for more than half of all Russian gains along the entire frontline in all of Ukraine. Trehubov said Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka remain Ukrainian logistical hubs despite setbacks and drone activity which make some defensive fortifications less effective. "(Drones) hinder logistics for both sides but don't make it impossible. Drones after all are not invulnerable," he said. Ukraine has been defending itself against the Russian invasion for more than three years. The Kremlin claims the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions in their entirety and has ordered the establishment of buffer zones along the borders defined by Russia. Russian forces have made incursions near two towns key to army supply routes in eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official says as the Kremlin seeks a breakthrough in an offensive at a time of uncertainty over US weapons support for Ukraine. In recent weeks, Russia has amassed forces and despite heavy losses has advanced in rural areas either side of Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka, which both sit on crossroads running to the frontline from larger cities in Ukrainian-controlled territory. Russia's advances on the front are matched by an intensification of drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and other cities. So far, the efforts by US President Donald Trump have failed to achieve a ceasefire in the full-scale invasion launched by Russia in 2022. One of the aims of the Russian offensive is to occupy the rest of the Donetsk region. Russian soldiers are using small assault groups, light vehicles and drones to push towards the neighbouring region, said Viktor Trehubov, a spokesman for the Khortytsia group of forces. "There are constant attacks with the intent of breaking through" to the border of the Dnipropetrovsk region at any cost, Trehubov said in written comments to Reuters. Russia has 111,000 soldiers in the Pokrovsk area, which it has been trying to seize since early last year, Ukraine's top armed forces commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said last week, describing dozens of battles in the area every day. A decision by the US to halt some deliveries of various weapons including precision rocket artillery to Ukraine will worsen the situation on the ground for Ukraine's forces, said Jack Watling, a senior researcher at think-tank Royal United Services Institute. "The loss of these supplies will significantly degrade Ukraine's ability to strike Russian forces beyond 30km from the front line and therefore allow Russia to improve its logistics," Watling said. Ukrainian blog DeepState, which uses open-source data to map the frontline, said the Russian military in June had seized 556 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory, which it said was the largest monthly loss of ground since November. Russian forces, which have numerical superiority, cut the main road linking Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka in May, complicating Ukrainian movements and resupply efforts. "The Russian advance is being contained but their crossing of the Pokrovsk-Kostyantynivka highway is a strategic and logistical setback," Trehubov said. Heavy Russian losses have prevented Russian advances toward Kostiantynivka via Chasiv Yar or along the western Pokrovsk front, he said. "Now they are attempting (to advance) further away from populated areas," Trehubov said. DeepState also reported that Russian advances in June near Pokrovsk and nearby Novopavlivka accounted for more than half of all Russian gains along the entire frontline in all of Ukraine. Trehubov said Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka remain Ukrainian logistical hubs despite setbacks and drone activity which make some defensive fortifications less effective. "(Drones) hinder logistics for both sides but don't make it impossible. Drones after all are not invulnerable," he said. Ukraine has been defending itself against the Russian invasion for more than three years. The Kremlin claims the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions in their entirety and has ordered the establishment of buffer zones along the borders defined by Russia. Russian forces have made incursions near two towns key to army supply routes in eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official says as the Kremlin seeks a breakthrough in an offensive at a time of uncertainty over US weapons support for Ukraine. In recent weeks, Russia has amassed forces and despite heavy losses has advanced in rural areas either side of Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka, which both sit on crossroads running to the frontline from larger cities in Ukrainian-controlled territory. Russia's advances on the front are matched by an intensification of drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and other cities. So far, the efforts by US President Donald Trump have failed to achieve a ceasefire in the full-scale invasion launched by Russia in 2022. One of the aims of the Russian offensive is to occupy the rest of the Donetsk region. Russian soldiers are using small assault groups, light vehicles and drones to push towards the neighbouring region, said Viktor Trehubov, a spokesman for the Khortytsia group of forces. "There are constant attacks with the intent of breaking through" to the border of the Dnipropetrovsk region at any cost, Trehubov said in written comments to Reuters. Russia has 111,000 soldiers in the Pokrovsk area, which it has been trying to seize since early last year, Ukraine's top armed forces commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said last week, describing dozens of battles in the area every day. A decision by the US to halt some deliveries of various weapons including precision rocket artillery to Ukraine will worsen the situation on the ground for Ukraine's forces, said Jack Watling, a senior researcher at think-tank Royal United Services Institute. "The loss of these supplies will significantly degrade Ukraine's ability to strike Russian forces beyond 30km from the front line and therefore allow Russia to improve its logistics," Watling said. Ukrainian blog DeepState, which uses open-source data to map the frontline, said the Russian military in June had seized 556 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory, which it said was the largest monthly loss of ground since November. Russian forces, which have numerical superiority, cut the main road linking Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka in May, complicating Ukrainian movements and resupply efforts. "The Russian advance is being contained but their crossing of the Pokrovsk-Kostyantynivka highway is a strategic and logistical setback," Trehubov said. Heavy Russian losses have prevented Russian advances toward Kostiantynivka via Chasiv Yar or along the western Pokrovsk front, he said. "Now they are attempting (to advance) further away from populated areas," Trehubov said. DeepState also reported that Russian advances in June near Pokrovsk and nearby Novopavlivka accounted for more than half of all Russian gains along the entire frontline in all of Ukraine. Trehubov said Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka remain Ukrainian logistical hubs despite setbacks and drone activity which make some defensive fortifications less effective. "(Drones) hinder logistics for both sides but don't make it impossible. Drones after all are not invulnerable," he said. Ukraine has been defending itself against the Russian invasion for more than three years. The Kremlin claims the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions in their entirety and has ordered the establishment of buffer zones along the borders defined by Russia. Russian forces have made incursions near two towns key to army supply routes in eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official says as the Kremlin seeks a breakthrough in an offensive at a time of uncertainty over US weapons support for Ukraine. In recent weeks, Russia has amassed forces and despite heavy losses has advanced in rural areas either side of Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka, which both sit on crossroads running to the frontline from larger cities in Ukrainian-controlled territory. Russia's advances on the front are matched by an intensification of drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and other cities. So far, the efforts by US President Donald Trump have failed to achieve a ceasefire in the full-scale invasion launched by Russia in 2022. One of the aims of the Russian offensive is to occupy the rest of the Donetsk region. Russian soldiers are using small assault groups, light vehicles and drones to push towards the neighbouring region, said Viktor Trehubov, a spokesman for the Khortytsia group of forces. "There are constant attacks with the intent of breaking through" to the border of the Dnipropetrovsk region at any cost, Trehubov said in written comments to Reuters. Russia has 111,000 soldiers in the Pokrovsk area, which it has been trying to seize since early last year, Ukraine's top armed forces commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said last week, describing dozens of battles in the area every day. A decision by the US to halt some deliveries of various weapons including precision rocket artillery to Ukraine will worsen the situation on the ground for Ukraine's forces, said Jack Watling, a senior researcher at think-tank Royal United Services Institute. "The loss of these supplies will significantly degrade Ukraine's ability to strike Russian forces beyond 30km from the front line and therefore allow Russia to improve its logistics," Watling said. Ukrainian blog DeepState, which uses open-source data to map the frontline, said the Russian military in June had seized 556 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory, which it said was the largest monthly loss of ground since November. Russian forces, which have numerical superiority, cut the main road linking Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka in May, complicating Ukrainian movements and resupply efforts. "The Russian advance is being contained but their crossing of the Pokrovsk-Kostyantynivka highway is a strategic and logistical setback," Trehubov said. Heavy Russian losses have prevented Russian advances toward Kostiantynivka via Chasiv Yar or along the western Pokrovsk front, he said. "Now they are attempting (to advance) further away from populated areas," Trehubov said. DeepState also reported that Russian advances in June near Pokrovsk and nearby Novopavlivka accounted for more than half of all Russian gains along the entire frontline in all of Ukraine. Trehubov said Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka remain Ukrainian logistical hubs despite setbacks and drone activity which make some defensive fortifications less effective. "(Drones) hinder logistics for both sides but don't make it impossible. Drones after all are not invulnerable," he said. Ukraine has been defending itself against the Russian invasion for more than three years. The Kremlin claims the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions in their entirety and has ordered the establishment of buffer zones along the borders defined by Russia.
Perth Now
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
Ukraine struggles to contain Russian advances in east
Russian forces have made incursions near two towns key to army supply routes in eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official says as the Kremlin seeks a breakthrough in an offensive at a time of uncertainty over US weapons support for Ukraine. In recent weeks, Russia has amassed forces and despite heavy losses has advanced in rural areas either side of Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka, which both sit on crossroads running to the frontline from larger cities in Ukrainian-controlled territory. Russia's advances on the front are matched by an intensification of drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and other cities. So far, the efforts by US President Donald Trump have failed to achieve a ceasefire in the full-scale invasion launched by Russia in 2022. One of the aims of the Russian offensive is to occupy the rest of the Donetsk region. Russian soldiers are using small assault groups, light vehicles and drones to push towards the neighbouring region, said Viktor Trehubov, a spokesman for the Khortytsia group of forces. "There are constant attacks with the intent of breaking through" to the border of the Dnipropetrovsk region at any cost, Trehubov said in written comments to Reuters. Russia has 111,000 soldiers in the Pokrovsk area, which it has been trying to seize since early last year, Ukraine's top armed forces commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said last week, describing dozens of battles in the area every day. A decision by the US to halt some deliveries of various weapons including precision rocket artillery to Ukraine will worsen the situation on the ground for Ukraine's forces, said Jack Watling, a senior researcher at think-tank Royal United Services Institute. "The loss of these supplies will significantly degrade Ukraine's ability to strike Russian forces beyond 30km from the front line and therefore allow Russia to improve its logistics," Watling said. Ukrainian blog DeepState, which uses open-source data to map the frontline, said the Russian military in June had seized 556 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory, which it said was the largest monthly loss of ground since November. Russian forces, which have numerical superiority, cut the main road linking Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka in May, complicating Ukrainian movements and resupply efforts. "The Russian advance is being contained but their crossing of the Pokrovsk-Kostyantynivka highway is a strategic and logistical setback," Trehubov said. Heavy Russian losses have prevented Russian advances toward Kostiantynivka via Chasiv Yar or along the western Pokrovsk front, he said. "Now they are attempting (to advance) further away from populated areas," Trehubov said. DeepState also reported that Russian advances in June near Pokrovsk and nearby Novopavlivka accounted for more than half of all Russian gains along the entire frontline in all of Ukraine. Trehubov said Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka remain Ukrainian logistical hubs despite setbacks and drone activity which make some defensive fortifications less effective. "(Drones) hinder logistics for both sides but don't make it impossible. Drones after all are not invulnerable," he said. Ukraine has been defending itself against the Russian invasion for more than three years. The Kremlin claims the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions in their entirety and has ordered the establishment of buffer zones along the borders defined by Russia.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
No Russians on border of Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts
The Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group has denied Russian claims that they have reached the border of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Source: Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group, on the national joint 24/7 newscast on 9 June Quote from Trehubov: "No, there are no Russians on the border of Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. Yes, there is fighting in the west of Donetsk Oblast, but the Russians have not reached the administrative border. Their reports about this are not true; they are lies." Details: Trehubov said there is significant Russian pressure along the entire length of the front line on the Pokrovsk front. There are always more than 50 combat engagements per day, whereas on other fronts there are fewer. He added that the Pokrovsk front has been Russia's main front for more than two years. Background: On 9 June, the Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that its units are "continuing to advance deep into the enemy's defence and have increased the area of liberated [sic] territories in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast". Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukraine's defence forces: Despite Putin's declared "truce", fighting on front continues
Despite Kremlin statements about a so-called "ceasefire" declared for Victory Day, Russian forces continue assaults and attacks along several fronts in Ukraine, including the Pokrovsk, Toretsk, Lyman, Vovchansk, Kramatorsk and Novopavlivka fronts. [Victory Day is a Russian holiday commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, celebrated on 9 May – ed.] Source: Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group, on the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote: "The enemy is less active, and there were no combat clashes on some fronts this morning. However, active fighting took place on a number of fronts, so we are not talking about any ceasefire. There were assault actions starting at midnight, when this supposed truce took effect – on the Lyman front, on the Vovchansk front, directly in the city of Vovchansk, in the town of Chasiv Yar on the Kramatorsk front, in the city of Toretsk and in Shcherbynka on the Toretsk front, and on the Pokrovsk front – with active attempts to advance along the entire front line. The same goes for the Novopavlivka front. So to say that they proclaimed some sort of ceasefire – as we can see, there is no sight of it on the battlefield or in the rear." Details: Trehubov noted that the Pokrovsk front remains one of the toughest. Ukrainian forces are engaged in defensive battles there. Russian troops are attempting to carry out assault operations west of the city, east of the urban agglomeration – along the Pokrovsk–Kostiantynivka road – and slightly further south to reinforce efforts on the Novopavlivka front. Quote: "In total, 65 [combat clashes] – that's not as many as on some past days, but it's currently the most intense front, the most intense section of the front. And the Russians are not giving up their attempts to improve their tactical position around the city – either to cross the Pokrovsk–Kostiantynivka road to complicate the connection between these cities, or to reach the road to Pavlohrad… or somehow support those forces trying to advance along the Novopavlivka front towards the border with Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, which, as of now, they have not managed to do. And as they planned, they will not succeed by 9 May." Background: The Ukrainian Air Force reported that no Russian drones have been detected in the air since the start of 8 May, although Moscow has stepped up airstrikes using tactical aircraft. One person was killed and two others injured in Russian guided aerial bomb attacks on Sumy Oblast on the night of 7-8 May. On 28 April, the Kremlin announced that Russian ruler Vladimir Putin had unilaterally declared a "truce" to mark the 80th anniversary of victory in the Second World War. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Putin's initiative to declare a three-day ceasefire a theatrical performance aimed at creating an illusion of Russia's exit from international isolation, and instead insisted on a 30-day truce, as proposed by the United States. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russians resume attacks near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast after brief lull
After a short period of relative calm, Russian forces have resumed attempts to improve their tactical position near the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast. Source: Major Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group, on the national joint 24/7 newscast, as reported by Ukrinform Quote: "As for the situation on the Pokrovsk front: the Russians were significantly exhausted over the past two months. During the first ten days of March, they took a sort of pause. During that time, the number of combat clashes in the area dropped sharply, but then it started to rise again. This means the Russians have simply recovered and are now resuming their attempts to improve their tactical position near Pokrovsk. However, the intensity has not reached the levels seen in February, simply because they physically have fewer troops. They have fewer soldiers and less equipment. The guys fighting on those fronts – Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad – are saying that there are fewer Russians." Details: Trehubov added that the Russians cannot abandon this front because it still plays a role in their strategic plans to control this part of Donetsk Oblast. The officer noted that Russian troops suffered heavy losses near Pokrovsk in January and February. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
