On Sunday, November 16, the Russian army claimed to have captured two more villages in southern Ukraine, where its troops are gradually gaining ground against a numerically inferior Ukrainian force.
On Telegram, the Russian Ministry of Defence said its troops had taken Rivnopillia and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Although the Zaporizhzia frontline is much less active than the eastern front, where most of the fighting occurs, Russian forces that are better equipped and more numerous than their opponents are advancing in both regions.
Fighting in the east centres around control of the key logistical hub Pokrovsk, which hundreds of Russian soldiers have infiltrated in recent weeks, weakening Ukrainian defences.
Peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow remain at a standstill, while the planned Budapest meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet been rescheduled. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week announced he had requested that the U.S. move forward with the plans for the top-level summit.
