A Russian service member takes part in drills conducted by units of the Southern Military District in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, at a firing range in the Rostov region, Russia. (Image: REUTERS)
The Russian defence ministry said the forces captured Grodivka which is very close to key logistics hub Pokrovsk.
Russia’s defence ministry on Monday claimed the capture of a village in eastern Ukraine close to the strategically important city of Pokrovsk.
The defence ministry in a briefing said it captured the village of Grodivka, a settlement in the Donetsk region near Pokrovsk, as Russian troops close in on the key logistics hub.
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