Moscow's forces have captured Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region and about to gain Toretsk, according to reports.

with a map showing the current state of play in Ukraine's Donetsk oblast. Following months of fierce fighting that have seen huge Russian losses, Ukraine announced that it had retreated from Avdiivka.

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It is also a key route linking towns further east to the rest of unoccupied Ukraine. It is the second ... situation on the battlefield in Donetsk Oblast, to advance narratives that Russian ...