Moscow troops made one of their most dramatic advancements of the year Tuesday when they pushed deeper into the Donetsk region of Ukraine — just three days before President Trump is set to meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
Russia’s invasion forces marched some six miles past the frontlines in Donetsk to encircle the towns of Kostyantynivka and Pokrovsk, advancing Moscow’s goal of taking full control of the region, according to Ukraine’s authoritative DeepState war map.
Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on August 8, 2025. POOL/AFP via Getty Images A still image, taken from footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry, shows what it said to be a Russian soldier raising a flag following the capture of
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