{"id":208435,"date":"2025-01-07T16:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T16:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russia-says-it-has-taken-key-ukraine-stronghold-kurakhove-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T16:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T16:19:08","slug":"russia-says-it-has-taken-key-ukraine-stronghold-kurakhove-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russia-says-it-has-taken-key-ukraine-stronghold-kurakhove-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia says it has taken key Ukraine stronghold Kurakhove | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ap_FFZM4GSE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russia says it has taken key Ukraine stronghold Kurakhove | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ap_FFZM4GSE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russia says its troops have taken the strategic stronghold of Kurakhove in Ukraine&#8217;s Donetsk region. Kurakhove, a logistics hub, has held out for months. If Moscow has indeed taken the town, it would enable its forces to step up the pace of their advance in Donetsk. Images showing troops raising a Russian flag have been geolocated by Reuters news agency to Kurakhove. Meanwhile Russia is dealing with a new Ukrainian offensive inside the Kursk region of western Russia. <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Russia says it has key Ukraine stronghold<br \/>\n00:49 DW speaks with  Fabrice Pothier, Consulting Senior Fellow for Defence Policy and Strategy at Rasmussen Global<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#Russia #Ukraine #UkraineWar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia says its troops have taken the strategic stronghold of Kurakhove in Ukraine&#8217;s Donetsk region. Kurakhove, a logistics hub, has held out for months. If Moscow has indeed taken the town, it would enable its forces to step up the pace of their advance in Donetsk. 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