Russian forces capture three villages in Ukraine, state media report


  • World
  • Friday, 30 Jan 2026

MOSCOW, ‌Jan 30 (Reuters) - ‌Russian troops captured ‌three more villages across two ‍regions of ‍Ukraine, state ‌news agencies reported ‍on Friday, ​citing ⁠the Defence Ministry.

The villages are ‌Richne and Ternuvate ⁠in ‍the southeastern Zaporizhzhia ‍region and Berestok ‌in the eastern Donetsk region.

Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield ‌reports.

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by ​Lucy Papachristou; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)

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