Spokeswoman of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends a press conference in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. (file photo) REUTERS
Russia on Sunday said its forces had captured villages in two key frontline areas of eastern Ukraine as they advance towards the supply hub of Pokrovsk and the industrial town of Kurakhove.
The defence ministry said in a daily briefing that troops had "liberated" the village of Vesely Gai south of Kurakhove and the village of Pushkine south of Pokrovsk, both in the Donetsk region.
Russia has been grinding forward for months in the Donetsk region and its troops have recently accelerated their advance.
They captured more Ukrainian territory in November than in any month since March 2022, according to AFP analysis of data.
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