DONETSK, August 2. /TASS/. Russian troops have placed a key Ukrainian army supply route in Ugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) under full gunfire control of their artillery, defense circles told TASS on Friday.

"The route leading from Ugledar to the settlement of Konstantinovka has been cut off. Russian assault units are successfully conducting assault operations in the community from where they now keep a key transport hub used for the Ukrainian army’s supplies in Ugledar under full gunfire control," the defense circles said.

The route also includes countryside roads, the defense circles specified.

Russian troops will complicate the Ukrainian army’s logistics after they cut off the Ugledar-Konstantinovka route near the community of Vodyanoye, Russian Civic Chamber member Vladimir Rogov told TASS.

"Interrupting traffic on this highway and establishing control of remaining roads with the help of UAVs and artillery will deprive Ukrainian militants of rhythmic supplies of ammunition and affect troop deployment and rotation. It is a matter of time when the Ukrainian defense collapses in that frontline area but I believe that this will happen soon," he said.