The capture of #VelykaNovosilka,
which had a prewar population of 5,000,
was largely enabled by the fall of #Vuhledar in Oct.

Perched on high ground about 20 miles to the east, 
Vuhledar was a linchpin of
#Ukraine’s southern #Donetsk defenses.

@nytimes 29/1-25

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