Russian forces seized village of Vovche in Donetsk region
Russian defence ministry says troops continue to make gains in Donetsk province
Russian forces have taken control of the village of Vovche in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine after pushing Ukrainian forces out, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday.
On Sunday, Russian troops continued to make gains in the Donetsk province as they pushed westward toward the towns of Pokrovsk and Kurakhove.
Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had taken control of two neighbouring villages about 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Pokrovsk, Progres and Yevgenivka.
The day before, Moscow claimed the nearby village of Lozuvatske, one of nearly a dozen it says it has captured in the province this month.
