Russian forces break into another region of Ukraine with peace efforts stuck
Young men practice with training Kalashnikov assault rifles at a museum of Russian Special Military Operations in Ukraine in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — 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.
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