Russia says it has taken another village in Ukraine's Donetsk region

Russian troops are advancing towards the Dnipropetrovsk region

Russia said on Sunday it took another village in the west of Ukraine's Donetsk region, as its troops advance towards the neighbouring Dnipropetrovsk region.

Moscow's offensive on Ukraine has lasted for more than three years, with attacks intensifying this summer and US-led negotiations so far yielding no results to end the fighting.

Russia's defence ministry said Russian troops had captured the village of Myrne, calling the village by its Soviet name "Karl Marx".

A Ukrainian fighter jet flies over the eastern Donetsk region on July 11, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine..

The ministry claimed forces had moved "deep into the enemy's defence" to take the village.

Myrne was one of two villages Moscow claimed on Sunday. 

Russia has for months refused a ceasefire proposed by the United States and Kyiv. 

Moscow launched its full-scale offensive against Ukraine in February 2022. 

 

                

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