(27 Aug 2025)
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Ukraine (exact location not given) – 27 August 2025
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1. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Victor Trehubov, spokesman for Ukraine’s Joint Forces Command "Dnipro":
"Yesterday, a group of Russian troops, several military groups have entered two villages in the Dnipropetrovsk region. They tried to enter and partially have managed it. This is Novoheorhiivka and Zaporizke. They (Russian troops) faced resistance from Ukrainian defenders, and failed to secure positions there. The combat there is still ongoing. We cannot talk about occupation for obvious reasons – the fight is still on there."
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2. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Victor Trehubov, spokesman for Ukraine’s Joint Forces Command "Dnipro":
"As of now, we cannot say that they have entrenched somewhere (in the region). Although, undoubtedly, they are constantly trying to enter the territory in small groups. That’s why, if we see the soil under the boots of people running on it to be ‘captured,’ then yes. But if by occupied territories, we mean territories where they managed to entrench, where they have some fortifications, and where they pushed back Ukrainian troops – then no."
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3. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Victor Trehubov, spokesman for Ukraine’s Joint Forces Command “Dnipro":
"The situation in this direction, as in our entire zone of responsibility, is difficult. The Russians are actively trying to use small groups to attack and penetrate the first line of Ukrainian defense. They exploit their significant advantage in manpower, essentially exchanging soldiers’ lives for limited territorial gains. On the one hand, we do not have such numbers of military personnel, but on the other hand, we adhere to the principle of preserving our troops. We protect them both from a moral standpoint and a psychological one, because we want more Ukrainians to stay alive, and from a military perspective, we cannot afford to lose people. That is why we cannot fight the way the Russians do."
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STORYLINE:
Russia’s invading forces have broken into an eighth region of Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said Wednesday, seeking to capture more ground in their three-year war of attrition as U.S.-led peace efforts struggle to gain traction.
Some Russian troops have entered the villages of Novoheorhiivka and Zaporizke in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, a major Ukrainian industrial center next to the Donetsk region where fierce fighting has been taking place, Victor Trehubov, spokesman for local ground forces, told The Associated Press by phone.
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed earlier this month that its forces had taken the two villages.
But the Russians have not entrenched or built fortifications there, and fighting is continuing in the villages, Trehubov said.
Ukrainian troops are under severe strain as they try to hold back Russia’s bigger army. Military analysts say there is no sign of a looming collapse of Ukrainian defenses and note that Russian forces have been unable to take major towns and cities, but their slow slog through rural areas keeps Ukraine under pressure.
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