MELITOPOL, December 10. /TASS/. Russian forces have pushed past the settlement of Stariye Terny towards the village of Dachnoye, the Kurakhovo-Zaporozhye road and the road leading out of the city of Kurakhovo going west, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of a Russian Civic Chamber committee, told TASS.
"Our troops are advancing from Stariye Terny towards Dachnoye, and are making significant progress, crossing the Volchya River in several places," he said.
Earlier, the official told TASS that the liberation of Stariye Terny on the western shore of the Kurakhovo water reservoir would create an opportunity to potentially encircle the remaining Ukrainian units in the city.
According to Rogov, as of early morning, Russian forces have reached the city council building, which is located in the western part of Kurakhovo. The Ukrainian armed forces still control a minor section of the residential area, with Ukrainian units stationed on the premises of the thermal power plant and in the industrial area.
Earlier today, a source in the security forces told TASS that the Ukrainian armed forces were trying to withdraw the remnants of their battlegroup from Kurakhovo. There are still pockets of resistance left in the city, particularly at the Kurakhovo Thermal Power Plant.