Russian Forces Claim 11 Settlement Gains in 1 Week as Fighting Pushes Toward Sloviansk
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Updated · Agencia EFE · Jul 3
Russian Forces Claim 11 Settlement Gains in 1 Week as Fighting Pushes Toward Sloviansk
3 articles · Updated · Agencia EFE · Jul 3
Summary
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces captured 11 Ukrainian settlements over the past week, including Ukrainske in Kharkiv and Oleksandrivka in Dnipropetrovsk.
The ministry said the gains also included two settlements in Donetsk and seven in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk taken by the Vostok group, describing the advances as breakthroughs in Ukrainian defenses.
Russian commanders said troops were still eliminating remaining Ukrainian units in Konstiantinivka and Liman, where demining work had already begun.
Moscow said control of those two strategic cities would help its forces pressure the flanks of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, Ukraine’s main strongholds in the Donetsk region.