Saudi Awwal Bank inaugurates Prince Faisal bin Mishaal Centre for Native Plant Conservation and Propagation in partnership with Environmental Awareness Society    Saudi Ambassador to Ukraine presents credentials to President Zelenskyy    Cabinet underscores Saudi Arabia's significant progress in all fields    Viewing and printing vehicle data is now possible through Absher    Individual investment portfolios in Saudi stock market grows 12% to 12.7 million during 3Q 2024    Five things everyone should know about smoking    Israel confirms it killed Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran    Kosovo bars Serb party from vote over anti-independence stances    Russian forces make progress amid record-high losses across Ukraine's Donetsk region    Greenland again tells Trump it is not for sale    Emir of Madinah launches first phase of Madinah Gate project worth SR600 million    Saudi Arabia starts Gulf Cup 26 campaign with a disappointing loss to Bahrain    Gulf Cup: Hervé Renard calls for Saudi players to show pride    Oman optimistic about Al-Yahyaei's return for crucial Gulf Cup clash with Qatar    Qatar coach Garcia promises surprises as they seek first Gulf Cup 26 win    Abdullah Kamel unveils plans to launch halal certificate similar to ISO Value of global halal market exceeds $2 trillion    Do cigarettes belong in a museum    Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Oscars buzz for playing 'difficult' woman    PDC collaboration with MEDLOG Saudi to introduce new cold storage facilities in King Abdullah Port Investment of SR300 million to enhance logistics capabilities in Saudi Arabia    My kids saw my pain on set, says Angelina Jolie    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Russian forces make progress amid record-high losses across Ukraine's Donetsk region
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 24 - 12 - 2024

Russian forces continue to make significant and steady progress across Ukraine's Donetsk region as they are now moving in on the town of Pokrovsk and appear to be closing in on Kurakhove further south.
Last week, the Russian defense ministry announced the capture of Trudove and Uspenivka settlements, completing the occupation of the final segment of the so-called "Uspenivka pocket" south of Kurakhove, a town of some 18,000 before Moscow's all-out invasion in early 2022.
The Khortytsia battle group stated that the Ukrainian troops withdrew from this area after "heavy defensive battles".
Ukrainian monitoring group DeepState claimed earlier that some troops did not manage to pull back after Russia captured the two settlements.
The sector lies roughly 8 kilometers south of the embattled front-line town.
According to DeepState, Russia is regrouping in the newly captured area and attacking in the direction of the Shevchenko-Andriivka section, threatening to create a new pocket. Russian forces are now focusing their efforts on the nearby town of Andriivka.
The UK's latest estimate, in line with Ukraine's Armed Forces General Staff figures, sits at over 768,000 Russian troops lost since the start of the all-out war. The statistics do not specify killed or wounded, though the overall consensus is that it includes dead, wounded, missing and captured.
November and December saw the most significant toll, with a daily high of 2030 Russian troops lost in November — the highest since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 — according to the Ukrainian General Staff.
At the beginning of December, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine had lost 43,000 soldiers on the battlefield since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
According to the latest UN data, over 12,340 civilian deaths have been recorded in Ukraine since February 2022.
The UN found that in 2024, aerial bombs and long-range weapons caused a more significant number of casualties than in the previous year.
Around 42% of Ukrainian civilian casualties in November resulted from Russian attacks with long-range weapons, a "significant increase" from prior months, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said.
In October and November, Russia intensified aerial strikes against densely populated Ukrainian cities.
According to figures from Ukraine's Air Force, Moscow deployed a total of 2,576 drones during November and dropped at least 100 guided bombs per day nearly every day between 1 and 20 November. — Euronews


Clic here to read the story from its source.