Are there battles in New York: What Armed Forces of Ukraine say
Photo: Are there battles in New York, Donetsk region, on July 11 (Getty Images)
Defense forces neither confirm nor deny fighting in the town of New York in the Donetsk region. Meanwhile, Russian forces continue their attempts to seize it, states Nazar Voloshyn, spokesperson for the operational-strategic group Khortytsia.
"I will neither confirm nor deny information from international and non-international experts and analysts. I will say that the Defense Forces are engaged in combat for this settlement," the statement reads.
According to him, Russia continues its attempts to seize the town, conducting both active assault operations and shelling the settlement with various types of weapons, including aviation.
What is known about the situation in the New York area
The settlement of New York is located in the Toretsk direction and is situated 5 km from the temporarily occupied city of Horlivka since 2014. In this direction, Russia has attacked 24 times in the last day, conducting 200 shellings.
According to the Deep State map as of July 10, the enemy continues to exert pressure towards the center of New York, with advances also reported near Yuriivka. Russian advances in New York were also noted by analysts on July 5.
The situation in the New York area of Donetsk region (deepstatemap.live)
