Russia on Friday said that its forces seized control of two more village in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
According to a Defense Ministry statement, Russian forces captured Novopustynka and Uspenivka.
Uspenivka lies approximately 8 kilometers (5 miles) south of Kurakhove, and Novopustynka is about 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) southwest of Pokrovsk-both key Ukrainian strongholds.
Ukraine has not yet commented on these claims, which remain unverified due to the ongoing conflict.
