Russian MOD confirms capture of New York in Donbass

Russia’s military said on Tuesday its forces had thwarted attempted Ukrainian attacks on four settlements in its western Kursk region and taken control of what it described as the strategic logistics hub of Niu-York in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine says it has captured more than 1,250 sq km (480 sq miles) of Russian territory, including 92 settlements, since bursting across the border on August 6 in one of its most audacious and unexpected counter-attacks of the war.

Russia has vowed to crush the incursion
“Reconnaissance and search operations continue to identify and destroy enemy sabotage groups in clumps of forest that were trying to penetrate deep into Russian territory,” the defense ministry said in a statement.

Russian warplanes had also struck concentrations of Ukrainian manpower and hardware on the Ukrainian side of the border, it said.

It said the attempted Ukrainian assaults inside Kursk were near the settlements of Borki, Korenevo, Kremyanoye and Russkaya Kanapelka. Reuters could not independently verify battlefield reports.

“In the Kursk region, the tense situation continues along the entire front line. The enemy attacks with columns of armored vehicles in various areas, coming under fire from armored vehicles of the Russian Armed Forces and aviation,” wrote Rybar, a popular Russian military blogger.