MOSCOW - The R磁力ussian Defense Ministry said Saturday that its forces have taken control of the settlements of Kleban-Byk and Sredneye (Serednje) in the Donetsk region.
"Thanks to the decisive operations carried out by units of the Southern Group of Forces, the settlement of Kleban-Byk in the Donetsk has been liberated," it said.
Meanwhile, the磁力 Western Group of Forces also "freed the settlement of Sredneye (Serednje) in the Donetsk", it added.