Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The city of Toretsk. Map: ISW Russian forces are preparing to capture the city of Toretsk in the coming days. The redeployment of ...

Ukraine controls roughly 40-50% of the town of Toretsk while the rest has been captured by Russia, the city's military administration head, Vasyl Chynchyk, said on Oct. 11. Speaking on air on national ...

Russian military commanders in Ukraine are lying about their successes, leaving their troops vulnerable to attacks by Kyiv's forces, according to reports. Pro-Moscow military bloggers have pinned ...

Russia's government said on Sunday its forces had captured another village in the eastern Ukrainian Donetsk region, shortly after it claimed to have seized the city of Toretsk, which Kyiv denied.

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed on Friday that its forces had captured the coal mining town of Toretsk in their latest breakthrough in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where ...

Shrugging off record-high losses, Russian forces are advancing along several critical axes in eastern Ukraine. The Russians have captured Selydove, one of the towns that previously buttressed ...

Russian troops are slowly advancing in several critical sectors along the 800-mile front line of Russia’s wider war on Ukraine. Sure, it’s costing the Russian armed forces between 1,200 and 2,000 ...

As of April 2025, 48 civilians are likely remaining in Toretsk. Due to constant Russian shelling, the city is almost completely destroyed, 100th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ground Forces of the ...

Russia has lost over 50,000 troops in a futile effort to capture Toretsk, a near-ruined city in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast. As of August 2, Ukrainian forces from the 100th Mechanized Brigade still hold ...

Ukrainian mortar teams are fighting back Russian drones and assault groups trying to advance on Toretsk in Ukrainian's Donetsk region. RFE/RL's Maryan Kushnir is embedded with Ukraine's 49th Separate ...

Russia said Friday its forces had seized the mining town of Toretsk in east Ukraine after months of heavy fighting, the biggest town Moscow claims to have taken in recent months. Russian forces have ...