Russian forces have captured hundreds of square miles of eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region over the past year as part of their advance on the city of Pokrovsk.
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Vladimir Putin’s forces to attack the outer edge of a city key in Pokrovsk in East Pokrovsk amid strong troops losses.
Approximately part of the Russian attacks in the front of 620 miles aimed at the city area, a bridge towards the rest of the Donetsk region last week, said Kyiv.
“The enemy will advance 24 hours a day,” said Maksym Bakulin, spokesman for the Ukravsk National Guard sets in Pokrovsk.
The Russian Defense Ministry also said that its troops had taken the village of Novoiyzavetivka, less than 10 miles southwest of Pokrovsk. The Ukrainian army has not shown the statements of Russia, but Deepstate, a Ukrainian war tracker that is known to have close links with the army, records that the city is occupied as occupied.
Six people have also been killed after Russian drones blasted a hole in an apartment building in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, the town’s authorities said. Ten others were injured.
“This is a horrible tragedy, a horrible Russian crime. It is much that the global does not avoid tensing Russia for this terror,” added Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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The death toll from a Russian drone fire in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy was six, with another 10 wounded.
Previously, the number of deaths was 4 years old.
One of the injured is a child, according to the Ukrainian authorities.
A Russian drone blasted a hole in an apartment building at around 1 am local time on Thursday.
The drone blew out a wall and surrounding windows, the Sumy regional administration said.
Four other people were rescued from the rubble and a child among the injured, he said, adding that another 120 people were evacuated.
The dead were three older married couples, Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office said.
The regional management has announced two days of mourning in the city.
Ukrainian investigators have opened a Crook case involving Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, a move likely to deepen in his ministry over weapons materials that may make explicit Kyiv’s ties to vital Western allies.
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) told Reuters in A that its investigation, asked through a corruption watchdog, would look at whether there was an abuse of authority through Mr. Merov still gave some other details.
The watchdog, the Anti-Corruption Action Centre, has accused Mr Umerov of acting illegally by sidelining the head of the defence procurement agency, whose contract
Mr. Umerov refuses to renew after criticizing the agency’s paintings.
Mr Umerov said last week that the DPA, which coordinates weapons purchases, had failed to deliver results for Ukrainian forces, comments that brought ministry infighting over arms procurement out into the open.
“Despite the publicised scale of procurement, our defenders on the frontlines have not experienced its tangible impact,” he wrote on Facebook.
The dispute intervenes at a critical moment of war with Russia, while President Donald Trump reviews Americans to Ukraine Infantry soldiers and that kyiv tries to convince his western partners to gain the war opposite to endemic corruption.
The weapons provided through the western allies of Ukraine, adding tanks, rockets, missile and ammunition defenses, are important for kyiv’s war effort.
Russia has now lost more than 834,000 troops in its invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian military officials.
The general personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that Russia has noticed a general of 834,670 infantry soldiers killed or injured, and 1,670 lows have been reported in 24 hours beyond 24 hours.
The latest Russian losses also included 9,876 tanks, 20,573 armored fighting vehicles, 35,269 vehicles and fuel tanks, 22,366 artillery systems, 1,263 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,050 air defense systems, 369 aircraft, 331 PS helicopters and boats, and one submarine.
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The Russian forces are similar to the strategically Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after capturing a series of villages in the south.
Pokrovsk is a road and railroad center in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, which had a population before the War of another 60,000 folks. While other people have fled, an Ukrainian army spokesman estimated this week that 7,000 remain in the city.
It is in a key direction used through the Ukrainian army to supply other situated oriental advanced positions, adding the cities of Chasiv Yar and Kostiiantynivka in the Donetsk region.
The only Ukraine mine that produces collaboration coal, used in its vast metal and an important industry for the country prior to the country’s war, is only 20 minutes through the car west West Pokrovsk.
Moscow says it has annexed Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region and considers taking Pokrovsk as a vital stepping stone to incorporating the entire region into Russia. Kiev and the West reject Russia’s territorial claims as illegal and accuse Moscow of pursuing a war of colonial conquest.
Control of the city, which the Russian media call “the gateway to Donetsk”, would allow Moscow to severely disrupt Ukrainian supply lines along the eastern front.
A Russian drone hit a multi -story construction in the city of Sumy on Thursday, in the Northeast of Ukraine, killing four other people and hurting nine, adding a child, the regional government said.
“This is a horrible tragedy, a horrible Russian crime. It is very vital that the Global does not avoid pressuring Russia for this terror,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, the telegram messaging app.
Russia presented 81 drones in Ukraine during the night, businesses and houses throughout the country, the Ukrainian army said Thursday.
The Air Force has shot down 37 drones, another 39 were unsuccessful in their targets. He did not specify what happened to the remaining five drones.
The Governor of Sumy Volodymyr Artyukh, which is shown in a video in a telegram in front of a crane and debris masses, said the emergency attracted citizens of safe parts of the building.
The attack ruined five apartments and broke more than 20 cars, the government said. Work at the scene continued through Thursday morning, with emergencies sharing photos of rescuers wading through the rubble.
The region limits with the Kursk region of Russia, where Ukraine introduced an incursion in August 2024 and was attacked through Russian drones.
Vladimir Putin’s forces about attacking the great city of Pokrovsk in East Pokrovsk in the midst of heavy troops loss reports.
Around half of Russian attacks across the 620-mile front have focused on the town, seen as a gateway to Donetsk, over the last week, Kyiv said.
“The enemy will advance 24 hours a day,” Maksym Bakulin, spokesman for the Ukraine National Guard in Pokrovsk, said.
Russia has noticed that a general of 834,670 infantry soldiers killed or injured, and of which 1,670 casualties have been reported in 24 hours beyond 24 hours, said the Ukrainian army.
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The number of deaths of a shot of Russian drones in the Ukrainian city in the Northeast of Sumy was six, with another 10 injured.
Previously, the number of 4 -year deaths.
One of the injured is a child, for the Ukrainian authorities.
A Russian drone punished a hole in the construction of an apartment around 1 a. m. of Thursday.
The drone blew a surrounding wall and windows, said Sumy’s regional management.
Four people were rescued from the rubble, and a child was among the wounded, it said, adding that 120 people were evacuated.
The dead were 3 older married couples, said Sumy’s regional prosecutor.
The Regional Management announced two days of mourning in the city.
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Ukrainian investigators have opened a crook case involving the Minister of Defense, Rustem Umerov, a resolution most probably to deepen a in his ministry on arms source which may just explicit kyiv’s ties with vital Western allies.
The National Office against Corruption of Ukraine (Nabu) told Reuters that his investigation, asked through a guardian dog of corruption, would read if there had been an abuse that Mr. Umerov but gave some other details.
The watchdog, the Anti-Corruption Action Center, accused Mr. Umerov of having acted illegally by putting the touch of the head of the Defense Agency, whose contract
Mr. Umerov refuses to renew after criticizing the agency’s paintings.
Umerov said last week that the DPA, that coordinates the purchases of weapons, had delivered effects for the Ukrainian forces, comments that changed the ministry in the acquisition of weapons.
“Despite the media’s source scale, our advocates on the front lines have experienced its tangible impact,” he wrote on Facebook.
The dispute comes at a critical time in the war with Russia as president Donald Trump reviews US support for Ukraine’s military and as Kyiv tries to convince its Western partners that it is winning the battle against endemic corruption.
The weapons provided through the western allies of Ukraine, adding tanks, rockets, missile and ammunition defenses, are important for kyiv’s war effort.
Russia has now lost more than 834,000 in its invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian military officials.
The General Staff of the Ukraine Armed Forces said today that Russia had seen a total of 834,670 troops killed or injured, and of these 1,670 casualties were reported in the past 24 hours.
The latest Russian losses also include 9,876 tanks, 20,573 armoured fighting vehicles, 35,269 vehicles and fuel tanks, 22,366 artillery systems, 1,263 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,050 air defence systems, 369 airplanes, 331 helicopters, 23,399 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
The Russian forces are similar to the strategically Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after capturing a series of villages in the south.
Pokrovsk is a road and railroad center in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, which had a population before the War of another 60,000 folks. While other people have fled, an Ukrainian army spokesman estimated this week that 7,000 remain in the city.
It lies on a key road used by the Ukrainian military to supply other embattled eastern outposts including the towns of Chasiv Yar and Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region.
Ukraine’s only mine producing collaborative coal, used in its vast metal and an important industry for the country’s pre-war economy, is just 20 minutes via car west of Pokrovsk.
Moscow says it has annexed Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region and sees taking control of Pokrovsk as an important stepping stone to incorporating the entire region into Russia. Kyiv and the West reject Russia’s territorial claims as illegal and accuse Moscow of prosecuting a war of colonial conquest.
Control of the city, which the Russian media call “the gateway to Donetsk”, would allow Moscow to severely disrupt Ukrainian supply lines along the eastern front.
A Russian drone hit a construction in the Ukrainian city on Thursday in the Northeast of Sumy, killing another 4 people and hurting nine, in addition to a child, the regional authorities announced.
“This is a horrible tragedy, a horrible Russian crime. It is very vital that the global does not avoid exercising tension in Russia for this terror”, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, declared the application of telegram messages.
Russia presented 81 drones in Ukraine overnight, businesses and homes across the country, the Ukrainian military said Thursday.
The Air Force has demolished 37 drones, another 39 were not successful in their objectives. He did not specify what happened to the remaining five drones.
Sumy Governor Volodymyr Artyukh, shown in a video telegram in front of a crane and masses of debris, said the emergency drew citizens from safe parts of the building.
The attack ruined five apartments and broke more than 20 cars, the government said. The paintings in the place continued until Thursday morning, the photos of the rescuers who pass through the rescuers who pass through the rubble.
The region borders Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukraine launched an incursion in August 2024, and has been regularly attacked by Russian drones.
Vladimir Putin’s forces about attacking the great city of Pokrovsk in East Pokrovsk in the midst of heavy troops loss reports.
Around half of Russian attacks across the 620-mile front have focused on the town, seen as a gateway to Donetsk, over the last week, Kyiv said.
“The enemy will advance 24 hours a day,” said Maksym Bakulin, spokesman for the Ukravsk National Guard sets in Pokrovsk.
Russia has noticed a general of 834,670 infantrymen killed or wounded, and of those 1,670 patients have been reported in the 24 hours beyond 24 hours, the Ukrainian military said.
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