Russia says it has taken control of city of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 7, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 7, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Russian forces claim control of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine, a claim disputed by Kyiv. The report remains unverified by independent sources.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian forces have taken control of the city of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday.
Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield report.
Russia calls the city by its Soviet-era name of Dzerzhynsk and says Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region is now part of Russia, an assertion which Kyiv rejects.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Anastasia Teterevleva; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
The main topic is Russia's claim of taking control over the city of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine, which is disputed by Kyiv.
Toretsk, also known as Dzerzhynsk, is a city in the Donetsk region, a key area in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Ukraine has rejected Russia's assertion that Toretsk is now under Russian control.
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