2024-08-13 06:58:24
The Ministry of Defense in Moscow said that the Russian army has taken control of the village of Lisichnoe in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Reuters reported.
The agency notes that it cannot independently confirm this information.
At the same time, Russian forces continue their attacks in Donbass and again tried to break through the Ukrainian positions around Toretsk and Pokrovsk, the general staff of the Ukrainian army announced this evening, as quoted by DPA.
Russia launched a dozen airstrikes in the Toretsk region, and heavy fighting is taking place near Pokrovsk. During the day, a total of about 25 offensives by Russian units were carried out, most of which were defeated, the statement of the Ukrainian army also said.
DPA Agency notes that it has not confirmed the information through an independent source.
As for the counteroffensive in Russia’s Kursk region, the Ukrainian army’s general staff said only that Russian fighter jets and artillery were trying to attack Ukrainian army positions near Sumy in eastern Ukraine. The statement did not disclose details of the course of military operations, BTA reported.