Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has said his troops have seized the key town of Mariinka in eastern Ukraine – a claim immediately denied by Kyiv.
Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin assault units had taken the “powerfully fortified” area just outside Donetsk, a Russian-held regional capital.
But Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksandr Shtupun said “fighting for Mariinka” continued.
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