Russia Claims Control Over Pivdenne in Donetsk Region

Russia's defence ministry announced on Tuesday that its forces have seized control of Pivdenne, a settlement in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. The ministry referred to the settlement as Leninskoe in their statement.

On Tuesday, Russia's defence ministry declared that its military forces have taken control of the settlement of Pivdenne, located in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.

The ministry's statement referred to the settlement by the Russian name Leninskoe.