The Russian army is not slowing its advance in eastern Ukraine, taking more territory last week than at any time this year, Bloomberg writes.
Russian aggressor troops in one week captured the most territory of Ukraine since the beginning of the year – more than 200 square meters. km. Bloomberg reports this with reference to data from the DeepState mapping service on Friday, November 1.
“The Russian army is not slowing down its advance in eastern Ukraine, taking more territory last week than at any time this year, thereby increasing pressure on Kyiv’s allies in the United States and Europe. of more than 200 sq m of territory was captured several times during a grueling summer offensive that resulted in significant losses of Russian troops and equipment,” the article said.
The agency said that this week the invaders occupied the city of Selidovo, and “the cities of Pokrovsk and Kurakhovo are their next targets both cities are important logistics centers for the defense of Ukraine in the Donetsk region .”
Russia has seized 1,146 sq km in Ukraine since August 6, up nearly a quarter from January-July 2024, according to Bloomberg Intelligence calculations based on changes recorded by DeepState, a mapping service maintained in partnership with Department of Defense of Ukraine writes the agency.
We remind you that on the day of October 31, 170 battles took place on the front, almost a quarter of them in the direction of Kurakhovsky.
The advance to the east came at a high price for the Russians: the Russian army lost around 1,500 soldiers in 24 hours. The total number of losses since the beginning of the war is approaching 700 thousand.
Source: korrespondent
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