Ukrainian forces have confirmed that Russian troops have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region (oblast) for the first time, attempting to establish a foothold. Ukraine says the advance has been halted, though reports vary on whether Russia has captured the villages of Zaporizke and Novohryhorivka. The push into this key industrial region comes as peace efforts stall, despite the recent meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska. President Zelensky continues to call for stronger Western security guarantees, reports the BBC. They write:
Ukrainian forces have acknowledged that Russia’s military has crossed into the eastern industrial region of Dnipropetrovsk and is trying to establish a foothold. […]
Any Russian advance into Dnipropetrovsk would be a blow to Ukrainian morale, as a US-led diplomatic bid to bring the war to an end appears to be flagging despite President Donald Trump meeting Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
The Ukrainian DeepState mapping project assessed on Tuesday that Russia had now occupied two villages just inside the region, Zaporizke and Novohryhorivka. […]
Although Russian forces have made slow progress in capturing territory and have suffered very high casualties, they have made recent gains in Donetsk. […]
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