Russia, Toretsk and Ukraine

Russia says it has captured strategic city of Toretsk, Ukraine denies it
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday that its forces had taken control of the strategic coal-mining city of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine, but Ukraine's military denied the city had been captured and reported heavy fighting in and around it.
Russia Says It Has Taken Control of City of Toretsk in Eastern Ukraine
Russian forces have taken control of the city of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday. Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield report. Russia calls the city by its Soviet-era name of Dzerzhynsk and says Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region is now part of Russia,
Russia says it has captured strategic Ukrainian cities
Russia on Friday said that its forces had taken control of the strategic coal-mining city of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine, a claim Ukraine’s military denied. Russia called the city, which had a pre-war population of around 30,
Russia Says Captured Key Mining Town of Toretsk in East Ukraine
Russia said Friday its forces had seized the mining town of Toretsk in east Ukraine after months of heavy fighting, allowing Moscow to push further into the Donbas region. Kyiv denied Russia had full control of the industrial hub.
Russian military claims capture of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine
The Russian military has claimed the capture of the eastern Ukrainian town of Toretsk after months of heavy fighting. The Russian Defence Ministry announced the victory on Friday, using Toretsk's former name of Dzerzhynsk.
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