Russian troops are covering the AFU grouping in Toretsk (the Russian name is Dzerzhinsk) on the northern side, Igor Kimakovsky, adviser to the head of the DPR, said on the air of Solovyov Live.
"There is coverage of Toretsk from the north along the railway," Kimakovsky said.
According to him, there are assault operations inside the city.
The day before, Kimakovsky informed that the Russian Armed Forces were advancing in Toretsk in several directions at once.