Russia claims capturing Orikhovo-Vasylivka village

Published February 9th, 2025 - 12:21 GMT
Russia's President Vladimir Putin
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with the Presidential Council for Science and Education via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 6, 2025. (Photo by Gavriil Grigorov / POOL / AFP)

ALBAWABA - The Russian army revealed on Sunday that it has taken control of Orikhovo-Vasylivka village in eastern Ukraine.

According to AFP, there are intensive clashes in the frontline town of Chasiv Yar, which is one of the last remaining urban areas blocking Russia from advancing further into the region.

The Russian defence ministry revealed that "as a result of decisive attack actions, the South group of troops liberated the settlement of Orekhovo-Vasilevka in the Donetsk region," using the Russian name for the village.

 

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