BIGGEST PUSH YET! Half of the CITY RETAKEN! Russian IN PANIC! | RFU News

Here, Ukrainian forces are tightening the noose around Russian positions in Toretsk, advancing deep into the city with a well-executed pincer maneuver. What started as a series of targeted raids has now turned into a counteroffensive, rapidly undoing months of Russian gains.

The goal of the Ukrainian forces in this area is to retake the initiative from the Russians and re-establish control of Toretsk. This is because Russians are trying to advance past Toretsk and set conditions for a future offensive effort toward Kostyantinivka to the north. To deny the Russians complete control of Toretsk, the Ukrainians utilized their powerful fortifications near the northern coal mine and around the terrikons to the west as staging grounds for raids deep into the city. This way, the Ukrainians could constantly disrupt the Russian plans as they destroyed the Russian positions and eliminated their soldiers in isolated holdouts.