Why Velyka Novosilka is important and what's happening there. Velyka Novosilka is one of the most important frontline areas ...

Velyka Novosilka, which has been without water, electricity or gas for a year and a half – and is constantly battered by shelling and strikes – is an oasis by comparison.

Velyka Novosilka is "now vulnerable to Russian attacks" after Ukraine retreated from Vuhledar, roughly 30 kilometers [18 miles] east of Velyka Novosilka, the British government said.

Thrusting forward with their vast manpower advantage, Russian troops are gradually penetrating Ukrainian defenses on the western edge of Donetsk Oblast and are close to capturing Velyka Novosilka.

Ukrainian troops positioned near the village of Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast are at risk of encirclement by Russian forces, military spokesperson Viktor Trehubov said on Jan. 23.

The capture of Velyka Novosilka, which had a prewar population of 5,000, was largely enabled by the fall of Vuhledar in October. Perched on high ground about 20 miles to the east, ...

Dragon's tooth defensive studs securing the city of Pokrovsk, in the Donetsk region, on November 24, 2024. Russian troops are closing in on Velyka Novosilka, according to the ISW.

Velyka Novosilka would be the first significant town to capitulate in 2025 under Russia’s onslaught in Donetsk against Ukraine’s weary and shorthanded army.

Velyka Novosilka, which has been without water, electricity or gas for a year and a half – and is constantly battered by shelling and strikes – is an oasis by comparison.