- Frontline fighting for Kramatorsk and Sloviansk in Donetsk region
- Ground combat continues in the region, with defense forces repelling assaults near Kostiantynivka and enemy advances reported in Kramatorsk, Drobysheve, and Lyman directions.
- Combat missions are underway in the sector, with units heroically defending locations including Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Kostiantynivka, and Chasiv Yar.
Gerasimov claimed Russian forces are advancing on Sloviansk, while Denys Prokopenko was appointed to lead the defense region.
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Updated Oct 17
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What happened
Gerasimov claimed Russian forces are advancing on Sloviansk, while Denys Prokopenko was appointed to lead the defense region.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Russian forces claim advances on Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, and capture Dobropillia.1 source
Gerasimov claims advances on Sloviansk; Prokopenko appointed to lead defense region.1 source
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Combat missions are underway in the sector, with units heroically defending locations including Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Kostiantynivka, and Chasiv Yar.Also in this story
- Frontline fighting continues near Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, with coordinating forces near Kramatorsk being lost.
- AFU refutes Russian advances and confirms Ukrainian control over multiple locations including Mykolaivka, Druzhkivka, and Kostiantynivka.
- A train traveled from Kramatorsk to Sloviansk, and Chasiv Yar was confirmed to be located within Donetsk Oblast.
- Ukrainian forces successfully thwarted Russian attempts to envelop the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration, reversing recent territorial gains.
Within Frontline fighting for Kramatorsk and Sloviansk in Donetsk region
The entities involved
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Kramatorsk
city in Ukraine
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Sloviansk
city in Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Valery Gerasimov
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
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Denys Prokopenko
Ukrainian military officer
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Related events
- Vadym Filashkin is the head of regional military administration, and Kramatorsk and Sloviansk are neighboring cities.
- Ongoing attacks and strikes in various locations across Ukraine, including Novorossiysk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Kramatorsk, involving both military targets and civilian casualties.
- Russian forces launched massive strikes against hospitals in Kryvyi Rih and Kramatorsk, prompting emergency service responses.
- Russia dropped glide bombs on Kramatorsk as part of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.