Russian forces have captured the village of Timofeivka (Timofeevka in Russian) in the Donetsk region, in eastern Ukraine, Interfax news agency reported, citing today's statement by the Russian Ministry of Defense, BTA reported .
Russian forces "liberated the village of Timofiivka (...) in the course of active operations", the ministry announced in its daily briefing, as quoted by France Press. The village is located in the area of the city of Pokrovsk, which is subject to attacks by the Russian army.
Reuters could not independently confirm this information.
To date, the situation on the Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka road is under the control of the armed forces of Ukraine, said on the air of the national telethon "United News". the spokesman of the Ukrainian National Guard, Ruslan Muzychuk, quoted by the Ukrinform agency.
"One of the tasks (of the Russian forces - note ed.) is to cut off traffic on the road (Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka) or to take it under fire control. At the moment, the situation is under control," Muzichuk pointed out.
In his words, the efforts of Russian forces are aimed at taking control of this area as well, but the Ukrainian army has succeeded in achieving its tasks of thwarting this, as well as preventing Russian advances elsewhere.
Since June 14, Russia has seized 420 square kilometers of Ukrainian territories, said the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Sergey Shoigu, quoted by the Interfax agency.