Russia claims capture of village in Zaporizhzhia

21 hours ago

Russia's Defence Ministry has said that its troops have taken the village of Tsvitkove in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, state news agency TASS reported. Russia controls about 75 percent of the Zaporizhzhia region, but battle lines had been largely static since 2022 until recent Russian advances. Meanwhile, Russia's Black Sea port of Taman, which handles oil products, grain, coal, and commodities, has been damaged