🔥 Breaking: Russia's top general, Valery Gerasimov, says Russian forces are advancing along the entire front in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, targeting troops around Myrnohrad.
Earlier this week, at a command post meeting with his officers, Gerasimov announced that President Vladimir Putin has ordered a full-scale push to defeat Ukrainian units in Myrnohrad, a town that had around 46,000 residents before the war and sits just east of Pokrovsk.
According to Gerasimov, Russian troops have seized control of over 30% of Myrnohrad's buildings. Ukraine, however, insists it still holds part of the town and is mounting tough defenses in Pokrovsk and beyond.
🤝 On the diplomatic front, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is racing against time to reshape a US-brokered peace plan. After talks in London this week with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Kyiv is set to unveil a trimmed-down proposal of 20 points—down from 28—to Washington.
🗣️ In a Monday press conference, Zelenskyy was clear: "We have no legal or moral right to give up our territories under Ukrainian law or international law," underlining Kyiv's firm stance on sovereignty.
But pressure is mounting. The White House wants a quick deal, and US President Donald Trump has publicly urged Zelenskyy to review the US plan thoroughly. Meanwhile, US envoys who met Putin in Moscow say they hit a wall on key issues—a sign Russia feels emboldened by recent gains on the battlefield.
With tensions high on the ground and negotiations in flux, all eyes are on Kyiv and Washington as they try to find a path to peace without ceding hard-won territory. Stay tuned for more updates as this story develops.
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Russia's top general says forces advancing on Ukraine's Myrnohrad
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