Russian Army Says Captured 'Major' Settlement in Ukraine's Donetsk Region

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Russia's Defense Ministry said Monday its troops captured a "major" settlement in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, where Moscow's forces
are advancing even as Ukraine mounts its own armed incursion into Russian territory.Russia's Defense Ministry said it had "liberated" the
town of Artemovo, which is called Zalizne in Ukraine, describing it as one of the area's "major population centers," located ?lose to the
Ukrainian regions that Moscow claimed to have annexed in 2022, despite not having full control over any of them.The region has seen the most
intense combat of the two-and-a-half-year conflict.Kyiv has struggled to hold the front line there, facing manpower and ammunition shortages
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