Russian troops are already in the centre of Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast. The fighting continues. Source: Vadym Filashkin, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, on the air of the national 24/7 newscast Details: According to Filashkin,

KYIV: Russian troops have reached the centre of Vuhledar, a bastion on strategic high ground in eastern Ukraine that has resisted Russian assaults since Moscow's full-scale invasion, the regional governor of Ukraine's Donetsk region said on Tuesday.

In an arc of villages south of Pokrovsk, including Vuhledar, battlefields that have been stagnant for two and a half years are showing more movement than ever — in Russia’s favor.

Russian troops are in complete control of the town of Vuhledar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, the SHOT Telegram channel and pro-Russian war bloggers said on Wednesday. Reuters could not independently confirm those reports.

Russian troops have entered deeper into the embattled town of Vuhledar in eastern Ukraine according to the head of the Donetsk regional state administration and based on videos and photos posted by the Russians.

Russian troops had reached the centre of Vuhledar, a bastion on strategic high ground in eastern Ukraine that had resisted Russian assaults since Moscow’s full-scale invasion, said the regional governor of Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Tuesday.