Russian troops move deeper into eastern Ukraine

August 21, 2024 - Despite the shock of Kyiv’s incursion into the Kursk region, Russian forces are steadily advancing in eastern Ukraine, threatening the key city of Pokrovsk.

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Kyiv’s forces have in two weeks seized more land in Russia than Moscow has in Ukraine all year – transforming perceptions about their capabilities and boosting morale among Ukrainians.

But that stunning operational success has yet to deliver one crucial objective: diverting Russia’s manpower and easing pressure in the hottest battlefields in eastern Ukraine.

Russian soldiers are still grinding their way through Ukrainian defences, capturing villages and towns and bringing Moscow closer to its stated goal of complete control of Ukraine’s Donetsk region, the FT said.