Russia says it has captured two villages in Ukraine, Ukraine reports heavy fighting
- On July 26, 2025, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that its troops had secured control over two additional settlements in the eastern part of Ukraine, one of which is located within the Dnipropetrovsk region.
- This capture follows Russia's reported crossing into Dnipropetrovsk last month, though Ukraine denies any territory changes in the region.
- Fighting continues near frontline areas like Zelenyi Hai, which faced 11 Russian attacks in 24 hours, while Ukrainian forces reported heavy fighting overall.
- Ukrainian President Zelenskiy highlighted Pokrovsk as a critical area of ongoing conflict, where, according to military spokesperson Viktor Trehubov, Russian forces continue to launch relentless and frequent attacks.
- Despite ongoing clashes and slow Russian advances, peace talks held days ago in Istanbul resulted only in agreed prisoner swaps, with no ceasefire breakthroughs.
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On the Yuzhno-Slobozhansky direction during the past 24 hours the enemy attacked our positions in the area of Zelenyy, and on Kupʼyanske - near Petro-Ivanivka, Zapadne, Radkivka, Petropavlivka, Boguslavka and Zahrizove. The enemy did not succeed.
Russian waves of attack shake Ukraine as rarely before in this war. Putin knows that he doesn't have much time left – not because of Trump, but because the money is running out. His army is trying to trap Kiev's troops.
Russia says it has captured two villages in Ukraine, Ukraine reports heavy fighting
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Saturday its forces had captured two more villages in eastern Ukraine, including one in Dnipropetrovsk region where Moscow says its troops have begun to make advances.


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The Russian army claimed on Saturday the capture of a new village in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the second in this part of the east center. The capture of Malievka, if confirmed, would constitute a new symbolic setback for the Ukrainian military. Follow the latest information. - IN DIRECT - War in Ukraine: Russia continues to snack on the ground (International).
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