Russia claims the capture of two localities in eastern Ukraine – 01/18/2025 at 11:27

Russian forces have taken control of the towns of Petropavlovka and Vremivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

According to the ministry, Russian forces also struck Ukrainian military installations with high-precision weapons in response to a Ukrainian attack in southern Russia’s Belgorod region via US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles.

Reuters was unable to independently verify this information.

(Reuters report; French version Claude Chendjou)