Russian armed forces captured the village of Vodyani in the Donetsk region, in eastern Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced, as quoted by Reuters. The agency makes the stipulation that the information cannot be independently verified, writes BTA.
Reuters specifies that this is the next announcement of captured territory by Russian troops since they established control over the town of Avdeevka, located near Vodyani, after months of fighting.
Ukrainian units are trying to hold their ground, but are experiencing a shortage of artillery shells in the context of the delayed approval by the US Congress of a new package of US military aid to Kiev.
Earlier today, the Russian state agency RIA Novosti reported that Russian forces had entered the suburbs of Chasov Yar, to the north in the direction of Bakhmut. The Ukrainian army admitted that the situation on the battlefield around Chasov Yar was difficult, but rejected claims that the Russians had entered the city, Reuters explains.