Moscow: Russia's Defense Ministry claimed Friday that its forces captured two more settlements in Ukraine.

According to Anadolu Agency, a statement published on the Russian social media platform Max indicated that Russian forces took control of the settlement of Charivne in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region.

The ministry also claimed that Russian troops captured the village of Chaikivka in Ukraine's Kharkiv region. Ukraine has not commented on the claims, and independent verification remains difficult due to the ongoing war.