Russia captures Vuhledar after two years of Ukrainian resistance

FILE PHOTO: A satellite view of Vuhledar, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, September 25, 2019. 2024 Planet Labs Inc./via REUTERS/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian troops on Wednesday took charge of the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a bastion that had resisted intense attacks since Russia launched its full-scale assault in 2022.

The advance of Moscow's forces, which control just under a fifth of Ukraine, has underlined Russia's vast superiority in men and materiel as Ukraine pleads for more weapons from the Western allies that have been supporting it.