INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
the Toretsk agglomeration and the strategically important logistics hub [of] Novgorodskoye," referring to the town in Ukraine's Donetsk
region by its former name.The capture of New York, which had a population of around 10,000 before Moscow launched its invasion, is the
latest in a string of Russian advances in the region
On Monday, Russia said it captured the town of Zalizne, close to New York.Donetsk was one of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow claimed to
have annexed in 2022, despite not having full control over any of them
The region has seen the most intense combat of the two-and-a-half-year war.Kyiv has struggled to hold the front line there, facing manpower
and ammunition shortages after months of attritional fighting
Russian advance in Donetsk has continued.New York first found itself on the front line in 2014, when Moscow-backed separatists in the east
tried to break away from Kyiv.The origin of the town's name is a mystery, with theories including possible American connections among its
switch it back to New York in 2021.
