Russian forces are preparing to storm Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast. They have been approaching the town since the autumn of 2024, intending to encircle it. Source: an Ukrainska Pravda source ...

enabling further advancement toward the southwestern edge of Donetsk Oblast,” the Ukrainian Center for Defense Strategies explained. “Losing the town of Velyka Novosilka will not, in itself ...

Russian troops continue to make tactical advances in the west of Donetsk Oblast, moving closer to encircling Velyka Novosilka and threatening Ukrainian supply lines leading to Dnipropetrovsk and ...

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 ...

Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed on Jan. 26 that its forces had captured Velyka Novosilka, a strategically significant settlement in the western part of Donetsk Oblast. Ukraine’s 110th ...

Ukrainian troops avoided encirclement as Russian forces are poised to capture Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast, said the ...

Ukrainian troops attacked on Sunday, retaking ground they recently lost around the town of Velyka Novosilka in southern Donetsk Oblast. It was one of several small-scale Ukrainian counterattacks ...

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. Dragon's tooth ...

Velyka Novosilka is fewer than 10 miles from the border with Zaporizhzhia Oblast and 13 miles from ... be the most significant Russian gain in Donetsk since Kurakhove earlier in January.

Vuhledar was a linchpin of Ukraine’s southern Donetsk defenses. Its loss allowed Russian forces to quickly advance westward. By mid-January, they had encircled Velyka Novosilka, seizing two ...

The estimated Russian advance at Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast, as of Jan. 26, 2025, according to DeepState. (DeepState/OpenStreetMaps) If confirmed, this would represent the most significant ...

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