Kyiv says Russian forces pressing hard in eastern Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine servicemen walk among sunflowers, to their position outside the town of Pokrovsk, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine August 13, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said its troops were subjected to dozens of attacks by Russian forces on Monday around Toretsk and Pokrovsk, two settlements in eastern Ukraine where Moscow is gaining ground against embattled Ukrainian forces.

In a statement, the military said Russian troops attacked Ukrainian defenders 21 times over the course of Monday in the Toretsk area, with some of the attacks still ongoing after nightfall.