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Fierce fighting for dozens of settlements continues in Donetsk Oblast. According to various sources, the Russian army has captured a number of settlements near Kurakhovo in a few days. Julian Röpke, a military analyst for the German publication Bild who regularly reports from the front line, told Current Time about the situation on the front line, including Kurakhovo. He analyzed how, in his opinion, the situation in Donbass could develop further, explained the reason for the retreat of the Ukrainian army, and also spoke about the influence of soldiers from the DPRK and the American elections on the front line.