On Friday, Russian forces captured the town of Krahov in eastern Ukraine, the Ukraineska Pravda portal reported, citing deep state plans. This is important because the town, located in the Donetsk region, is an important logistics hub.
However, this was not the only success of the Russian military on the front. Analysts said: “The enemy is advancing towards Andriivka, Solony and Novoshirka in the Donetsk region.”
Four days ago, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the entry into the city of Krahov.
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According to the Kremlin, capturing the town would make it significantly more difficult for Ukrainian forces to obtain logistical and technical support on the front lines.
Krahov is located south of Pokrovsk, an important logistics hub for the Ukrainian military. In addition to its military importance, the city is also important because it serves as a dam for a thermal power plant.
Before the Russian invasion began in February 2022, about 18,000 people lived in Krahov. people.
War in Ukraine. huge loss for russia
Russia’s recent advances on the front have come at great cost. Russia’s BBC broadcaster on Friday said it was working with a team of volunteers and the independent website Mediazona to count the number of confirmed soldier deaths, with more than 6,000 soldiers from Russia’s most elite forces since the start of the Ukraine war. He was reported dead.
By September 2022, journalists confirmed the deaths of 900 soldiers in elite forces. By the beginning of 2025, this number had increased almost sevenfold to 6,083 people.
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This calculation included only paratroopers, marines, special forces of the Ministry of Defense, professional soldiers of the Russian Guard, and military pilots.
A team of journalists from the BBC and Mediazona has identified a total of 88,055 names of Russian soldiers who died during the attack on Ukraine, based on an analysis of publicly available data. The team uses open sources such as obituaries, press documents, and cemetery books.
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