RussiahasannouncedthecaptureofanewvillageineasternUkraineasitstroopscontinuetheiradvanceintheregion,News.AzreportscitingTRTWorld.
ThedefenceministrysaidonSaturdaythatRussianforces"haveliberatedthevillageofKalynove"intheDonetskregion,whichliesaround25kilometres(16miles)southeastofthekeylogisticshubofPokrovsk,heldbyKiev'sforces.RussiantroopshavebeenadvancingonPokrovskformonthsandUkrainehasorderedthemandatoryevacuationofchildrenfromthecity.
Moscowhasclaimedtohavecapturedastringofvillagesinthearea,evenasitstrugglestofightoffamajorUkrainiancounter-attackintoitsownwesternKurskregion.
Meanwhile,threepeoplewerekilledandthreeotherswoundedbyRussianartilleryshellingofthetownofKostyantynivkaineasternUkraine,DonetskregiongovernorVadymFilashkinsaid.
Threemenagedbetween24and69werekilledandamulti-storeyblock,administrativebuildingandashopweredamaged,FilashkinsaidinapostontheTelegramsocialmediaplatform.
