Russian forces have been attempting to capture the town since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022.Vuhledar withstood numerous attacks in recent weeks as Russian forces attempted to encircle the town. Local authorities confirmed that Russian troops entered Vuhledar on Oct. 1, adding that fighting was ongoing.Russia tried to capture the town "at any cost" by sending reserves to attack its flanks, which exhausted defending Ukrainians units, the military said."As a result of the enemy's actions there was a threat of the town being encircled," the statement added.The front-line town lies about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of occupied Donetsk and roughly 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of the administrative border with Zaporizhzhia Oblast.Vuhledar is located north of a key intersection connecting the O-0532 road towards Vodiane and Kostiantynivka, a small paved road toward Kurakhove, and the partly occupied T-0509 highway toward Velyka Novosilka.