Velyka Novosilka (Ukrainian: Велика Новосілка; Russian: Великая Новосёлка, romanized: Velikaya Novosyolka) is a rural settlement in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern …

Velyka Novosilka is seen as a strategic point in the Donbas due to its location close to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The settlement, together with Kurakhove, was one of the few …

1 day ago · The capture of Velyka Novosilka, which had a prewar population of 5,000, was largely enabled by the fall of Vuhledar in October. Perched on high ground about 20 miles to the east, …

3 days ago · Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed on Jan. 26 that its forces had captured Velyka Novosilka, a strategically significant settlement in the western part of Donetsk Oblast. Ukraine …

3 days ago · In Velyka Novosilka, for example, armoured vehicles played a minimal role. “One of our tanks crept out near the front lines,” says Captain Ivan Sekach, an officer with Ukraine’s …

4 days ago · Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed on Jan. 26 that its forces had captured Velyka Novosilka, a strategically significant settlement in the western part of Donetsk Oblast. …

4 days ago · "Velyka Novosilka is currently in a difficult situation," Trehubov said on television, acknowledging that the town's topography, such as the narrow Mokri Yaly River, further …

3 days ago · The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed on Sunday that its forces had taken control of Velyka Novosilka, a town in the east Ukrainian Donetsk region. The town is a key defensive …

4 days ago · Russia’s imminent seizure of Velyka Novosilka comes about a year and a half after Ukraine began a counteroffensive in the summer of 2023, when it tried to liberate villages …

Dec 1, 2024 · Russia is quickly advancing towards the eastern town of Velyka Novosilka, according to a new assessment, as Moscow said its forces had captured two villages in …