The Ukrainian military said its forces had withdrawn from the area of the villages of Uspenivka and Trudove in Donetsk region to avoid being encircled by advancing Russian troops, Reuters reported.
“The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has decided to withdraw units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces from the area in question to avoid encirclement“, the social application “Telegram“ reported. Ukrainian group of troops “Khortytsia“.
The General Staff of Ukraine reported 18 battles on the Kurakhiv Front over the past 24 hours, as Russian forces try to advance north of the city.
The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces had taken control of two more towns in the Donetsk region - Uspenivka and Novopustinka. On Wednesday, the ministry said it was in control of Trudove.
The Russian Defense Ministry said earlier today that Russian forces had captured two more towns in the Ukrainian Donetsk region, Reuters reported. These are Uspenivka and Novopustinka.
"As a result of the decisive actions of the units of the “South” army group, Uspenivka was liberated. Units of the “Center” "continue to advance deep into enemy defenses and liberate Novopustynka in the Donetsk People's Republic," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement, quoted by TASS.