{"id":309697,"date":"2025-08-01T16:28:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T16:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/309697\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T16:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T16:28:22","slug":"ukraine-pushes-east-in-donetsk-region-forcing-russian-retreat-from-key-positions-united24-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/309697\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Pushes East in Donetsk Region, Forcing Russian Retreat From Key Positions \u2014 UNITED24 Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian forces have made notable progress in\u00a0the eastern part of\u00a0Staromayorske, Donetsk region, reclaiming tactically important positions amid intensified Russian offensive actions across the frontline, according to\u00a0the bulletin from the The Institute for the Study of\u00a0War published on\u00a0July 31.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUkrainian forces had partial success east of\u00a0Staromayorske and forced Russian troops to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.understandingwar.org\/backgrounder\/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-31-2025\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">retreat<\/a> from certain positions,\u201d the General Staff reported. The statement highlighted ongoing local counteroffensive efforts along the Mokri Yaly River axis.<\/p>\n<p>This development contrasts with Russian gains elsewhere. ISW confirmed in\u00a0its July 31\u00a0assessment that Russian forces have made confirmed territorial advances near Avdiivka and north of\u00a0Donetsk City.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0particular, geolocated footage published on\u00a0July 30\u00a0shows Russian troops advancing southwest of\u00a0Novokalynove and pushing towards the Avdiivka Coke Plant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dc9638303c3ad4c870d548297dc01e6f.jpg\"  alt=\"Russia\u2019s Troop Losses in\u00a0Ukraine Now Hit 1\u00a0Million, General Staff Says\" width=\"1058\" height=\"596\" class=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt class=\"sr-only\">Category<\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/latest-news\" class=\"c-entry__category\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latest news<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/latest-news\/russias-troop-losses-in-ukraine-now-hit-1-million-general-staff-says-9062\" class=\"u-link-overlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia\u2019s Troop Losses in\u00a0Ukraine Now Hit 1\u00a0Million, General Staff Says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Jun 12, 2025 09:52\n        <\/p>\n<p>The ISW also observed continued Russian offensive operations near Toretsk, Chasiv Yar, and the Siversk salient, supported by\u00a0sustained aviation and artillery strikes. <\/p>\n<p>The report noted that Russian command appears focused on\u00a0exploiting multiple weak points along the Donetsk-Zaporizhzhia border, leveraging manpower concentrations and heavy shelling.<\/p>\n<p>Despite tactical setbacks in\u00a0some areas, Ukraine continues to\u00a0conduct targeted counterattacks and drone strikes along the front, aiming to\u00a0limit Russian consolidation. The General Staff\u2019s update emphasized ongoing combat engagements near Urozhaine, Robotyne, and Klishchiivka.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s Defense Forces reiterated their commitment to\u00a0reclaiming occupied territories. The July 31\u00a0bulletin concluded with the assertion that \u201ccombat operations are ongoing, and the situation remains under control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/latest-news\/ukrainian-forces-destroy-russian-nona-artillery-system-in-donetsk-region-9691\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> about the destruction of a Russian BM\u201121 Grad multiple rocket launcher by Ukrainian border guards near the Donetsk frontline on July\u202f2, as reflected in localized defensive efforts in the same region where operations around Staromaiorske are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p><img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/94a238f2b15d1863977da8e805a74a0a.png\" data- alt=\"Fundraiser For Peaceful Nights\" width=\"1026\" height=\"577\" class=\"lazy\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/static\/build\/img\/logo.qJ-S0EWo.svg\" alt=\"Logo\" width=\"169\" height=\"16\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/u24.gov.ua\/sky-sentinel?utm_source=banner-1&amp;utm_medium=media&amp;utm_campaign=sky-sentinel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" class=\"u-link-overlay\">Fundraiser For Peaceful Nights<\/a><\/p>\n<p>$1,500,000 towards 10 Ukrainian AI-Controlled Turrets.<\/p>\n<p>\n                Related articles\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ukrainian forces have made notable progress in\u00a0the eastern part of\u00a0Staromayorske, Donetsk region, reclaiming tactically important positions amid intensified&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7654],"tags":[2000,299,657],"class_list":{"0":"post-309697","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ukraine","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-ukraine"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114954456555310782","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}