Moscow: Russian forces announced they had taken control of a village in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region within the past 24 hours, marking a series of advances across several frontline areas.

According to Anadolu Agency, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that its forces had pushed deeper into Ukrainian defenses, claiming control of the eastern village of Orestopil, along with seven other settlements over the past week.

The ministry's statement also indicated that Ukrainian militants had been cleared from the village of Rog (Roh) in the Donetsk region. Additionally, the ministry reported the capture of Danylivka and Vovche in the Dnipropetrovsk region, as well as Novouspenivske, Nove, Solodke, and Rybne in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Ukraine has not confirmed these Russian claims, which remain unverified by independent sources.