Moscow said it captured two villages in eastern Ukraine, which had been fought over for months. Meanwhile, Russia also said an oil depot in the Kursk region caught fire after a Ukrainian drone strike.
Russian troops have captured the eastern Ukrainian villages of Prohres and Yevhenivka, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.
The pro-government Ukrainian military channel Deep State recently said on Telegram that Prohres, in the Donetsk region, had been occupied by Russian troops.
The village had been fought over by Ukrainian and Russian troops for three months.
The Kremlin has reported dozens of conquests since the start of the year in the annexed Luhansk and Donetsk regions as well as the Kharkiv region, which is predominantly controlled by Ukraine.
Russian troops are currently pushing towards the city of Pokrovsk, northwest of the regional capital.
The Ukrainian government does not normally confirm any territorial losses.
