Russia says it has taken control of two more villages in eastern Ukraine, TASS reports


MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday that its forces had taken control of Muravka, a village in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, and Novoivanivka in the neighbouring Zaporizhzhia region, the state TASS news agency reported.

Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield assertions.

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Felix Light; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

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