By Burc Eruygur
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russia on Sunday said that it took control of a village in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region.
In a statement on Telegram, the Russian Defense Ministry said that troops captured the village of Myrne, located about 81 kilometers (50 miles) from the city of Zaporizhzhia.
It further said that its forces also repelled an attack by the Ukrainian military near the village of Vodiane in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.
Ukrainian authorities have not yet commented on the claims.