Russia captures another village near Ukraine’s Pokrovsk
18 August 2024 |
3:23 pm
Russia said Sunday its forces had captured Svyrydonivka, another frontline village some 15 kilometres (nine miles) away from the Ukrainian-held logistics hub of Pokrovsk. In a daily briefing, the defence ministry said its army units "liberated the village of Sviridonovka" in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, using the Russian name for the village.
Russia said Sunday its forces had captured Svyrydonivka, another frontline village some 15 kilometres (nine miles) away from the Ukrainian-held logistics hub of Pokrovsk.
In a daily briefing, the defence ministry said its army units “liberated the village of Sviridonovka” in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, using the Russian name for the village.
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