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Military medic Olena Ivanenko, from the 412th Separate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Regiment NEMESIS, checks her equipment at an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine on August 6, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [AFP]
Russia's defence ministry on Friday said its troops have captured three villages in Ukraine's east Donetsk region, grinding closer to Kyiv's key defensive line in the embattled area.
Russian forces are slowly but steadily gaining ground in costly metre-for-metre battles for largely devastated areas in eastern Ukraine, with few inhabitants or intact buildings left.
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