A nonetheless picture, taken from footage launched by the Russian Defence Ministry, exhibits what it stated to be Russian troopers waving a flag following the seize of Ukraine’s Yablunivka (Yablonovka) settlement within the Donetsk area in the midst of Russia-Ukraine navy battle, on this picture from video launched August 12, 2025. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout through Reuters
The Russian Army took or claimed 110 sq. kilometres (42.5 sq. miles) on August 12 in comparison with the day before today. It was probably the most since late May 2024.
In latest months, Moscow has sometimes taken 5 – 6 days to progress at such a tempo, though Russian advances have accelerated in latest weeks.
The U.S. and Russian presidents, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, are to fulfill in Alaska on Friday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged Tuesday that Russian troops had superior by as much as 10 kilometres (six miles) close to the jap coal mining city of Dobropillia, however that Kyiv would quickly “destroy them.”
Russia stated Wednesday that it had taken two villages near Dobropillia.
About 70% of Russia’s advances in Ukraine up to now this yr are within the Donetsk area in jap Ukraine, which the Kremlin claimed to have annexed in September 2022.
As of August 12, Moscow managed or claimed to manage 79 % of the area, up from 62 % a yr in the past.
The Russian Army has additionally been making an attempt to grab the mining city of Pokrovsk for greater than 18 months, following its seize of Bakhmut in May 2023.
The final two main cities held by Kyiv within the area are additionally in danger. They are Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, which is a vital logistical hub for the entrance.
Russian progress in Ukraine has accelerated each month since April.
Between August 12, 2024 and August 12, 2025, the Russian military captured greater than 6,100 sq. kilometres, 4 occasions greater than the earlier yr, in line with the AFP evaluation of the institute’s knowledge.
However, these Russian advances account for lower than 1 % of pre-war Ukraine’s territory, together with Crimea and Donbass.
Russia at the moment has full or partial management over 19 % of Ukrainian territory.
Published – August 13, 2025 09:25 pm IST
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