Kiev, Jn 24, (dpa/GNA ... “There is a risk of operational encirclement,” he said, explaining that Ukrainian troops are using artillery fire in a bid to prevent this.

The enemy attempted to break through an encirclement but was repelled ... the EU may announce a new package of military aid to the Kiev authorities after the parliamentary elections in Germany ...

Ukrainian units are threatened with encirclement by Russian forces in one of the sectors ... Zelensky proposed a deal to Putin: Exchange of Kiev-controlled lands in Russia's Kursk region for Ukrainian ...

There is a risk of operational encirclement of Ukrainian troops on the Novopavlivka front near the village of Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast. Source: Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for the Khortytsia ...

Earlier in the week, as Russian media channels reported the imminent capture of the town, Ukrainian fears of encirclement added to weeks of criticism about the General Staff’s handling of the fighting ...

Moscow's forces have captured Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region and about to gain Toretsk, according to reports.

Moscow is reportedly pushing forward in a multi-year long campaign to seize cities in Ukraine's "fortress belt" with recent redeployments.

Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the southern part of Velyka Novosilka, about 85 kilometers (52 miles) west of Donetsk, to avoid encirclement, Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for the “Khortytsia” ...

Several soldiers deployed in the east of the country, where the most intense fighting is taking place to contain the Russian ...

Trump added that he had warned Kiev that the US "can’t continue to pay this money" like it had previously done.