Russia says it has taken control of two villages in Ukraine's Donetsk region


MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces have taken control of two more frontline settlements in key areas of eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday.

Ukrainian officials did not address the Russian announcement concerning the two villages, but President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv's counter-offensive operation near the town of Dobropillia, also in Donetsk region, made progress.

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