Russia making swift advance into east Ukrainian town of Selydove, Russian media says

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian servicemen drive a car, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Selydove in Donetsk region, Ukraine, October 9, 2024. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko via REUTERS/File photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian forces have made a fast advance into the eastern Ukrainian coal mining town of Selydove, according to Russian media and war bloggers, as Moscow's troops try to gain control over the whole of the Donbas region.

Capturing Selydove would pave the way for a Russian advance on the key logistical hub of Pokrovsk, located about 20 km (12 miles) northwest of Selydove.