{"id":7412,"date":"2025-06-11T00:02:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T00:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/as-russia-inches-closer-to-dnipropetrovsk-oblast-new-ukrainian-region-might-soon-be-at-war\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T00:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T00:02:53","slug":"as-russia-inches-closer-to-dnipropetrovsk-oblast-new-ukrainian-region-might-soon-be-at-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/as-russia-inches-closer-to-dnipropetrovsk-oblast-new-ukrainian-region-might-soon-be-at-war\/","title":{"rendered":"As Russia inches closer to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, new Ukrainian region might soon be at war"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Moscow said its troops had crossed into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and were conducting offensive operations in the region, a claim Kyiv quickly denied as \u201cRussian disinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Russian troops have been pushing toward<\/a> Dnipropetrovsk Oblast for months, trying to solidify the southern flank to capture Pokrovsk and the remaining parts of the adjacent Donetsk Oblast.<\/p>\n

Western military experts who spoke to the Kyiv Independent said it was clear that Russian troops would eventually penetrate the southeastern region. But they didn\u2019t expect either side to throw \u201ca significant amount of forces\u201d in this sector, as the capture of Donetsk Oblast remains Moscow\u2019s main objective.<\/p>\n

Emil Kastehelmi, an analyst at the Finland-based Black Bird Group, confirmed that geolocation shows Russian troops entered Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in recent days. Russian troops will likely advance \u201cat least somewhat\u201d deeper in the coming months<\/a>, though it won\u2019t change the overall dynamic of the front line, he added.<\/p>\n

Kastehelmi believes that Russian troops could try advancing northwest from the southern flank of Pokrovsk to encircle the city that is already penetrated from the southern and eastern sides.<\/p>\n

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Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire in houses after an attack in Chernihivka village, Pokrovsk district, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on April 22, 2025. (Roman Pilipey \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe Russians probably have understood that if they want to make a proper encirclement threat, they need to widen the flanks and then continue operations near Pokrovsk,\u201d Kastehelmi told the Kyiv Independent.<\/p>\n

The Russian Defense Ministry said<\/a> on June 8 that its troops were pushing forward in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast \u2014 a region adjacent to Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts but have thus not seen combat actions. It added that the Russian military\u2019s 90th Guards Tank Division units had reached the western border of Donetsk Oblast and were thrusting forward into the industrial Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.<\/p>\n

The Ukrainian military immediately denied the claim<\/a>, saying that the fighting continued inside Donetsk Oblast, calling Russia\u2019s claims \u201cdisinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ukrainian monitoring project DeepState has put the proximity of Russian troops to the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border at about two kilometers, yet painting that distance between the regional border and the alleged position of Russian troops as no man\u2019s land.<\/p>\n

The Kyiv Independent requested a comment to the General Staff of Ukraine\u2019s Armed Forces but has not heard back in time of publication.<\/p>\n