Russian troops have taken over the village of Pobieda in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, said the Russian defence ministry, on Thursday (Feb 22). Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military said it was repelling attacks in the region.
If confirmed, the capture would mark a loss for Ukraine, a week after Kyiv confirmed that Russian forces had taken over Avdiivka after months of battle.
“On the Donetsk front, units of the ‘Southern’ group of troops liberated the village of Pobeda and improved their position along the front line,” said the Russian defence ministry.
Meanwhile, Ukraine in a briefing before Russia’s statement said that their troops were repelling attacks near the village and continuing to “contain the enemy”.
“Russians are concentrating their main activity on the Donetsk region,” said Ukraine’s senior commander in the area, Oleksandr Tarnavsky.
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