Russia takes two Ukrainian towns as it advances at fastest pace in a year

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Published October 29, 2024
  • Russia says takes Selydove and Hirnyk in eastern Ukraine
  • Moscow’s forces advance at fastest rate in at least a year
  • Pentagon warns Russia over North Korean troops

MOSCOW, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday it had taken two eastern Ukrainian towns and open-source data indicated that Moscow’s forces were advancing at their fastest pace in at least a year amid signs the conflict is drawing in new players such as North Korea.

The 2-1/2-year-old war in Ukraine is entering what Russian analysts say is its most dangerous phase as Moscow’s forces advance, North Korea sends troops to Russia and the West ponders how the conflict will end.

Russia said its forces had seized control of the town of Selydove, which had a population of 20,000 before the war and had been under sustained attack over the last week.

Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov also congratulated Russia’s 114th motorised rifle brigade on taking Hirnyk, which had a pre-war population of over 10,000 and lies about 12 km (7.5 miles) from Selydove.

Ukraine’s military did not comment directly on the Russian claims but reported 31 combat clashes on the Pokrovsk front during the past 24 hours, including near Selydove.

Ukraine’s Deep State open-source intelligence map showed part of Selydove as being under Russian control, with about a third as a grey zone.

 

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RELATED: Russia takes two Ukrainian towns as it advances at fastest pace in a year

Published October 29, 2024
MOSCOW, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday it had taken two eastern Ukrainian towns and open-source data indicated that Moscow’s forces were advancing at their fastest pace in at least a year amid signs the conflict is drawing in new players such as North Korea.
The 2-1/2-year-old war in Ukraine is entering what Russian analysts say is its most dangerous phase as Moscow’s forces advance, North Korea sends troops to Russia and the West ponders how the conflict will end.
Russia said its forces had seized control of the town of Selydove, which had a population of 20,000 before the war and had been under sustained attack over the last week.
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov also congratulated Russia’s 114th motorised rifle brigade on taking Hirnyk, which had a pre-war population of over 10,000 and lies about 12 km (7.5 miles) from Selydove.
Ukraine’s military did not comment directly on the Russian claims but reported 31 combat clashes on the Pokrovsk front during the past 24 hours, including near Selydove.
Ukraine’s Deep State open-source intelligence map showed part of Selydove as being under Russian control, with about a third as a grey zone.
Russian pro-war bloggers said Moscow’s forces had pierced Ukrainian defences at key points along the front in southern Donbas. Russian forces are moving to encircle the town of Kurakhove and preparing for an attack on Pokrovsk.

FASTEST ADVANCE

Russian forces, which President Vladimir Putin ordered into Ukraine in February 2022, advanced in September at their fastest rate since March 2022, according to open-source data, despite Ukraine taking a part of Russia’s Kursk region.
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SOURCE: www.reuters.com

 

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