Berestove, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Berestove (Ukrainian: Берестове; Russian: Берестовое, romanized: Berestovoye; German: Birkenfeld or Neu-Nikolaifeld) is a village in Bakhmut Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, about 95.5 kilometres (59.3 mi) east-northeast from the centre of Donetsk city. It belongs to Soledar urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
History
The village was taken under control by Russian forces on 25 July 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The village was "essentially leveled" by Russian artillery during the fighting.
References
- ^ Distribution of the population by native language on ukrcensus.gov.ua
- ^ Karolina Hird; Kateryna Stepanenko; Katherine Lawlor; Layne Philipson; Frederick W. Kagan (26 July 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 26". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
Geolocated footage posted by a Russian soldier walking freely along a very damaged segment of the T1302 Bakhmut-Lysychansk highway in Berestove (25 km northeast of Bakhmut) shows that Russian forces took control of Berestove on July 25. The footage shows that Berestove has been essentially leveled by Russian artillery and is completely abandoned, which suggests that Ukrainian troops may have conducted a controlled withdrawal from the area. Russian forces will likely leverage this position to move southwest along the T1302 towards Soledar and attempt to assault Bakhmut from the Berestove-Soledar line. Russian forces are also fighting near Soledar itself.
- ^ John Psaropoulos (28 July 2022). "Timeline: Week 22 of Russia's war in Ukraine | Al Jazeera recaps key events in week 22 of Russia's invasion of Ukraine". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
Russian forces may have secured Berestove, moving closer to their objective of Bakhmut, which is crossed by two logistics highways.
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