Russia's Defense Ministry said on Monday that its forces have taken control over the village of Levadnoe in the southeastern part of Ukraine, reports "Reuters". The area is the scene of intense fighting, in which control between Russian and Ukrainian forces changes for the third time since the beginning of the conflict, quoted by News.bg.
Levadnoye is a small village in Ukraine's Zaporozhye region, located southwest of Donetsk region, where Russian forces have focused much of their offensive operations. According to the Russian military, this is the third time the village has changed hands. At the beginning of the war, the village was captured by Russian forces, and in June 2023, Ukraine announced that it had regained control over it.
Information about the latest developments on the battlefield cannot be independently confirmed, underlines "Reuters". The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that Ukrainian losses in the operation amounted to "up to 120 servicemen, one armored personnel carrier, four vehicles, 155-mm Bogdan self-propelled artillery units". and "Caesar" French production".