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Russian forces enter key eastern Ukrainian town of Toretsk

Ukrainian military calls situation ‘unstable’ with fighting at ‘every entrance’ of front-line city, as Russia continues to make gains along the eastern front.

Russian forces have reached the outskirts of the long-contested strategic town of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine.

The Ukrainian military confirmed that fighting was taking place in the town late on Monday. Torestsk is the latest key location that Russian troops have reached in recent weeks as they advance Moscow’s bid to take control of the Donetsk region.

“The situation is unstable, fighting is taking place literally at every entrance (to the city),” Anastasiia Bobovnikova, spokesperson of the Operational Tactical Group “Luhansk” told Ukraine’s national broadcaster. “The Russians have entered the eastern outskirts of the city.”

Russian officials have yet to comment on the development.