She said Russian Ministry of DefenceIn a brief statement on Telegram, the city of Seledovi, which had a population of about 20 thousand before the war, “was liberated thanks to the successful operations of military formations and units.”
The ministry had announced shortly before that control over three towns in the same region: Gernik, Katrinivka, and Bogoyavlenka.
And fall Celidovy About 15 km southeast of Pokrovsk, a city that had a population of 60,000 before the war. It houses the only coal mine it controls Ukraine It is needed to make steel.
And you score Russia There has been continuous progress on the front for about a year against Ukrainian forces that are less equipped and numerous.
And take control Russian army On an area of 478 square kilometers in Ukraine since the beginning of October, which constitutes its largest advance in a month since March 2022 and the first weeks of the military operation, according to an analysis prepared by Agence France-Presse on Monday based on data from the American Institute for the Study of War.
Ukraine attempted to maneuver by launching an attack in August on the Russian border region of Kursk, part of which it occupied.
But this is an attempt to distract Russian forces Apparently failed, and Westerners and Kiev say that Russia is about to receive reinforcements with thousands of soldiers from north korea After Moscow and Pyongyang have strengthened their military cooperation since the start of the military operation in Ukraine.
