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Russia takes villages in key areas of east Ukraine front

Public activists and servicemen relatives hold posters and portraits of fallen Ukrainian soldiers during a commemoration event in the center of Kharkiv, on December 6, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Today Ukraine celebrates Armed Forces Day. [AFP]

Russia said Friday its forces had captured a village near the embattled supply hub of Pokrovsk and another near the industrial town of Kurakhove, gaining ground in two key areas of the east Ukraine front line.

Moscow has been advancing in east Ukraine for months, pressing its advantage against overstretched and outgunned Ukrainian soldiers.

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