“The situation is unstable”: Russian army is taking a city in Ukraine by attacking it from all sides

On October 7, 2024, Russian troops entered the outskirts of Toretsk, in eastern Ukraine. There A week ago, Russia managed to take control of the nearby town of Vouhledar.

Russian troops have entered the outskirts of Toretsk, a city on the frontline of fighting in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian military said late Monday, less than a week after Russia managed to take control of the nearby town of Vouhledar.

“Unstable situation”

Speaking on state television, a spokeswoman for a regional operational unit of the Ukrainian military said that “the situation is unstable”. “Fights are taking place near each of the accesses (to the city)”, added Anastasia Bobovnikova. “The Russians have entered the eastern outskirts of the city.”

The Russian troops have been advancing towards Toretsk since last August, taking village after village through ground assaults supported by the increasing use of highly destructive guided bombs.

Separatist zone

Toretsk has been on the front line of fighting in eastern Ukraine for ten years now, as it is located near territories seized by pro-Russian separatists in Donbass in 2014.

kyiv has reinforced the city's protection following Moscow's invasion in February 2022. According to Ukrainian military analysts, seeing Toretsk fall into the hands of the Russian army would allow Moscow to disrupt key logistical routes to kyiv.

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