Russian forces have seized the village of Novobakhmutivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region near Ocheretyne, which has become a focus of fighting in recent days, the Interfax news firm quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying.
Russian forces also repelled a series of Ukrainian counterattacks near Chasiv Yar, the ministry said, a key point in the region where the sides clashed repeatedly.
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