Ukrainian troops now needed to reach Staromlynivka, another village about three miles away. Oleksandr Kovalenko, a Ukrainian military analyst, said That could force Russian troops further south, to a second line of defence closer to the coast. Recapturing that would allow Ukraine's armed forces to attack a nearby Russian fortified area from three sides. It gives them a launchpad to attack the nearby village of Priiutnoe, which remains under Russian control. Ukraine sees this as an opportunity to make in-roads, the first domino to fall in the area. The village itself is tiny - barely more than a few streets in a grid formation.īut President Zelenskyy is already trumpeting this as a major moment, in a counteroffensive that is currently proving sluggish. ![]() Russian military bloggers have now confirmed that Ukrainian forces have taken part of the village that was the focus of Ukraine's attacks in recent days. ![]() At 7.17pm we reported Ukraine's claim that it had recaptured the village of Staromaiorske in the Donetsk region, in a video shared by President Zelenskyy.
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