Ukrainian forces control around half of the strategic city of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine as they attempt to stave off assaults by Russian troops, the city's local authorities said on Friday.

Russian forces have reached the outskirts of Toretsk, an eastern Ukrainian frontline city, just days after capturing the strategic town of

Ukraine controls roughly 40-50% of the town of Toretsk while the rest has been captured by Russia, the city's military administration head, Vasyl Chynchyk, said on Oct. 11. Toretsk, a town some 35 kilometers (20 miles) north of occupied Donetsk,

Ukrainian forces currently control around 40-50% of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast, with the rest of the city being under Russian occupation. Source: Vasyl Chynchyk, Head of Toretsk City Military Administration,