Ukraine opens investigation after drone footage allegedly showed Russian troops lining up and executing 16 captured soldiers near Pokrovsk
after Kyiv’s troops withdrew to avoid being surrounded, dealing a blow to their defence of the Donetsk region against a bigger and better-armed enemy.
Vuhledar has been almost destroyed since Russia launched its full invasion of its pro-western neighbour in February 2022, and its defences finally cracked under relentless attack from air-launched bombs and advancing ground troops and artillery.Russian strike on Kherson market kills six as new Nato chief makes support for Kyiv ‘priority’
“Indeed, our military is already in Vuhledar, the Russian flag has been installed on the local administration building,” Yan Gagin, an adviser to the Moscow-installed occupation authorities in Donetsk region told Russian state media.
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