Ahead of the meeting between US President donald trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on friday (August 15, 2025), russia on thursday (August 14, 2025) claimed that it has captured two new areas of eastern Ukraine.
The Russian Defense Ministry gave information and said that the army has taken control of Iskra village and Shcherbinivka located in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. Let us tell you that in the last few days, the Russian army has made its advance in the areas of Ukraine.
Claim of the American Institute for the Study of War
Shcherbinivka, captured in Ukraine, is near the mining town of Toretsk, which was captured by the Russian army in february itself. At the same time, Kostiantynivka, one of the last big cities in the Donetsk region, is still under the control of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on tuesday (August 12, 2025) admitted that Russian forces had advanced 10 kilometers (six miles) in one area near the coal mining town of Dobropilia. At the same time, according to an AFP analysis by the US-based Institute for the Study of war (ISW), the Russian army's advance into Ukrainian territory on tuesday is the highest in more than a year.
Southern russia regional governor Yuri Slyusar said in a post that 13 people, including two children, were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on thursday and about 10 buildings were damaged in Rostov-on-Don. Also, the Russian army has claimed that it has shot down 268 Ukrainian drones and four glide bombs in 24 hours. The Ukrainian air Force claims that russia fired 2 missiles and 45 drones in Ukrainian areas overnight. local authorities say two people were injured in the northern Sumy region and one in the Kherson region in the attacks.
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