Russia says it has taken control of three more Ukrainian villages

​Russia's ‌Defence Ministry ​said on Monday ‌that its forces have captured three more ‌eastern Ukrainian villages.

In its ‌daily briefing, the ministry named ⁠the ​villages ⁠as Kucheriv Yar in the ⁠Donetsk region, Dolynka ​in the Zaporizhzhia region, ⁠and Novokostiantynivka in ⁠the ​Sumy region.

Reuters could not ⁠independently confirm the battlefield report.