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Russia announced on Saturday that its forces have captured the village of
Kalynove
in
Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region
, marking a new advance in the ongoing conflict. The
Russian Defence Ministry
stated that troops had "liberated the village of Kalynove," located southeast of
Pokrovsk
, a strategic logistics hub held by Ukrainian forces.
The village, which had a population of around 200 people according to the 2001 Ukrainian census, lies in a critical area as Russia continues its offensive in Ukraine’s industrial
Donbas region
.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, Russian
artillery shelling
in the town of
Kostyantynivka
, also in the Donetsk region, resulted in the deaths of three people and left three others wounded. The town’s governor,
Vadym Filashkin
, confirmed the casualties in a Telegram post, reporting that a multi-storey building, an administrative structure, and a shop were damaged by the strikes. The victims were men aged between 24 and 69.
Kostyantynivka, a former industrial town with a pre-war population of around 70,000, has been heavily targeted as the frontline edges closer during Russia's 30-month invasion. Frequent missile and artillery attacks have prompted a mass evacuation, with authorities in August mandating the evacuation of families with children due to the escalating threat from Russian advances.
