MOSCOW —
Russian forces have captured the villages of Makarivka and Hryhorivka in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Russia's Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
Makarivka is located to the south of Velyka Novosilka while Hryhorivka, which Moscow calls by its previous name of Leninskoye, is situated to the west of the town of Selydove, captured by Russia last month.
Reuters could not independently verify developments on the battlefield in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
