Thrusting forward with their vast manpower advantage, Russian troops are gradually penetrating Ukrainian defenses on the ...

Russia on Sunday said its forces had captured the east Ukrainian town of Velyka Novosilka in the embattled Donetsk region, almost three years into their offensive.

Ukraine’s 110th Mechanized Brigade acknowledged a withdrawal from parts of the village to avoid encirclement but claimed that ...

Russia claims full occupation of Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region. The Khortytsia operational and tactical group of ...

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) points out that the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is paying unusually much ...

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 ...

Russia's Defense Ministry said it had captured Velyka Novosilka, although Ukraine's military only acknowledged there had been a partial withdrawal and that fighting was ongoing elsewhere in the ...

Why this is important: Neskuchne is the second to last settlement before Velyka Novosilka, which is Russia’s target in this direction of the front. The only settlement in the way of the Russian troops ...

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced the fall of Velyka Novosilka, which had around 5,000 residents before the war, following a monthslong battle. Its statement could not be independently ...