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“Russia is likely trying to leverage the claimed seizure of Velyka Novosilka to influence Western perceptions of the situation on the battlefield in Donetsk Oblast, to advance narratives that ...

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 ...

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.

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 avoided encirclement as Russian forces are poised to capture Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast, said the 110th Separate Mechanised Brigade. Ukrainian troops successfully withdrew from ...