Russia says it advances in eastern Ukraine and regroups after incursion

A view shows a damaged HMMWV (Humvee), what is said to be a vehicle of a Ukrainian military convoy destroyed by soldiers of the Russian naval infantry in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Kursk region, Russia, in this still image from video released August 20, 2024. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Tuesday its forces had taken control of what it described as the strategically important logistics hub of Niu-York in eastern Ukraine, part of Moscow's grinding drive to capture the entire Donetsk region.

Even as Ukrainian troops seek to advance in Russia's Kursk region after a surprise cross-border attack that began on Aug. 6, the fate of Niu-York - which Reuters could not independently confirm - is a reminder that Russian forces are still pressing on with their own offensive in eastern Ukraine.