Russia says it captures two villages in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv reports frontline battles
Russian forces have taken control of the two villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, state-run RIA news agency reported on Sunday (August 9, 2026), citing the Russian Defence Ministry. The ministry report on Telegram said Russian forces had seized Vasyutinske, a few kilometers east of the “fortress city” of Kramatorsk, and Toretsk, southwest of the…