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Russia takes two Ukrainian towns as it advances at fastest pace in a year

29 October 2024 15:19 (UTC +04:00)

Russia said on Tuesday it had taken two eastern Ukrainian towns and open-source data indicated that Moscow's forces were advancing at their fastest pace in at least a year amid signs the conflict is drawing in new players such as North Korea, APA reports citing Reuters.

Russia said its forces had seized control of the town of Selydove, which had a population of 20,000 before the war and had been under sustained attack over the last week.

Ukraine's military did not comment directly on the Russian claims but reported 31 combat clashes on the Pokrovsk front during the past 24 hours, including near Selydove.

Ukraine's Deep State open-source intelligence map showed part of Selydove as being under Russian control, with about a third as a grey zone.