Russia claims to capture village in eastern Ukraine after advances
Russia claims to capture village in eastern Ukraine after advances
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The Ukrainian air force said on Monday that it shot down two Kh-59 cruise missiles. Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed Monday, adding the wrecked town to the Kremlin’s list of conquests in the partially occupied Donetsk region during the almost three-year war.
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The claim, which drew no response from Ukrainian authorities, came a day after the Russian Defense Ministry said Ukrainian forces had launched a new thrust in Russia’s Kursk border region. Kurakhove is a key stronghold for the Ukrainian army on the eastern front line. It has an industrial zone, a thermal power plant and a reservoir. It also sits on a highway running between eastern and southern Ukraine.
Russian forces have also captured the village of Dachenske, just south of the important Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday. Interfax news agency also quoted the ministry as saying Russia had repelled a Ukrainian attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Sunday, when it said drone debris fell on the roof of a training centre.
Map of Dachenske:. The Ukrainian air force said on Monday that it shot down two Kh-59 cruise missiles launched by Russia overnight. Of 128 drones launched, 79 drones were shot down and 49 “imitator drones” did not reach their targets, the air force said.
