Russian Army Says Recaptured Village in Ukraine's Luhansk

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia said Wednesday that its forces retook Klishchiivka, one of only a handful of villages on the eastern front that Ukraine regained
during its counteroffensive last summer."Units of the Southern grouping of troops liberated the village of Klishchiivka" in the eastern
village in September.Klishchiivka lies south of the key frontline city of Bakhmut and had a population of about 500 people before Russia
launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.There was no immediate comment from Kyiv about Moscow's capture claim.Russian forces have
claimed a series of gains since launching a surprise new ground offensive in northeastern Ukraine's Kharkiv region earlier this month,
taking advantage of Kyiv's manpower shortages and delays in critical military aid from the United States.The Ukrainian army has come under
intense pressure over the past two weeks, forcing Kyiv's already stretched forces to move resources and men to the areas where Russia is
spearheading its new offensive.On Monday, Moscow said it captured the highly-coveted Ukrainian stronghold of Bilogorivka, paving the way for
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