Russian forces were able to take control of several towns and villages in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday as their offensive in the Donbas region escalates.
The Ukrainian military acknowledged the loss of territory in an operational update released on Wednesday. In the north, the village of Zavody and the northeastern outskirts of the settlement of Velyka Komyshuvakha were lost to Russian forces. In the east, the Russian military has taken control of the town of Zarichne and the settlement of Novotoshkivske. Russian forces are trying to consolidate a land bridge to Crimea and occupy Ukrainian coastal regions. Despite the losses, the update contended nine Russian assaults were repelled and that the Ukrainians inflicted heavy damage to the invading side.
