From The Sun (U.S. edition), August 12:
It comes as Russia accused the UK of trying to sabotage upcoming peace talks between Trump and Putin
VLADIMIR Putin's forces have brutally broken through Ukraine's front lines - just days before a showdown with Trump.
Savage Russian troops made a sudden thrust in a two-pronged attack, as Ukraine's General Staff revealed the raging despot has massed at least 110,000 on the frontline in the Donetsk region.
The terrifying development could give warmongering Putin an upper hand when he meets the US President for crunch talks on Friday.
Mad Vlad might even leverage the move as a bargaining chip to increase pressure on Kyiv to give up land.
His bloodthirsty forces have reportedly advanced by at least 10km north in two prongs in recent days, as part of their attempt to capture the entire Donetsk region.
The surprise thrust was made near the coal mining town of Dobropillia - marking the most dramatic advancement this year.
Russian forces barbarically surged towards three villages on a section of the frontline near Kostyantynivka and Pokrovsk, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
The city of Pokrovsk has an immense strategic importance - the road and rail hub has been dubbed by Russian media as the "gateway to Donetsk".
Moscow currently controls over 70 per cent of the highly-contested Donetsk region - but capturing it entirely could allow Putin's forces to cause major disruption to supply lines on the eastern front.
Ukraine's DeepState authority said: "The situation is quite chaotic, as the enemy, having found gaps in the defence, is infiltrating deeper, trying to quickly consolidate and accumulate forces for further advancement."....
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This is one instance where The Sun's tabloid style is more than warranted.