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Daily updates from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) regarding frontline developments and casualty figures amidst Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Jan. 6 that its forces had fully captured Kurakhove in, a statement not confirmed at the time by Ukraine. On Jan. 7, a military spokesperson said Ukrainian ...

“The town of Kurakhove is effectively lost,” wrote Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov, before acknowledging that some fighting was still taking place in the town’s industrial areas in the west.

Russia keeps on advancing in eastern Donetsk Oblast, taking hold of Kurakhove, which would become the first major town to fall into Russian hands in 2025. Russian troops are continuing to push on ...

Kurakhove is a key stronghold for the Ukrainian army on the eastern front line. It has an industrial zone, a thermal power plant and a reservoir.

Kurakhove is also around 30 kilometres south of the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, another important logistics hub that underpins Kyiv’s defence in the east of the country.

Published Jan 06, 2025 at 7:03 AM EST Updated Jan 06, 2025 at 4:35 PM EST 00:59 Ukraine's Kurakhove Has Fallen, Russia Says By Lilith Foster-Collins News Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member ...

He made no mention of Kurakhove. The Russian ministry said taking Kurakhove, which had held out for many weeks, would enable its forces to boost the pace of their advance in Ukraine's Donetsk region.

Ukraine has largely been driven out of Kurakhove, a battered but strategic town in the Donbas, Russia said. Kyiv’s forces were pressing a renewed offensive in southern Russia. By Marc Santora ...

Russian forces are attempting to encircle Kurakhove, a frontline town in the Donets k region in eastern Ukraine, cutting off its logistical supply chain along the Kostyantynopil-Kurakhove road, an ...

The Kurakhove dam can be seen exploding in footage filmed by a military drone in Ukraine's Donetsk amidst heavy fighting in the area, roughly a third of the contents of the dam subsequently ...