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Putin says Russia advancing fast in eastern Ukraine

A volunteer of East SOS assists a resident who is evacuating his home because of Russian advances in Selydove near Pokrovsk

A volunteer assists resident Andrii Ostorozhnyi, who is evacuating his home because of Russian advances, in Selydove near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on Aug. 22.

 Thomas Peter/reuters

MOSCOW � Russian forces are advancing faster in eastern Ukraine than they have done for a long time, taking several square kilometers per day, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday as Moscow's forces tried to smash through a major Ukrainian defensive line.

Russian forces, which control 18% of Ukraine, have been advancing in eastern Ukraine since the failure of Kyiv's 2023 counter-offensive to achieve a major breakthrough.



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