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Russia says its forces took control of eight Ukrainian settlements
Russia’s Defense Ministry says its forces took control of eight settlements in Ukraine over a 24-hour period.
The locations are in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, and include the city of Dobropillya.
The ministry credited units it calls West, South, Center, East and Dnipro with the advances.
The claims have not been independently verified in the information available here.
The reported gains could affect routes and approaches near Kupiansk and the Slaviansk-Kramatorsk area, according to a Russian news outlet’s battlefield analysis.
The next steps and any further advances are not specified by the Defense Ministry statement.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces took control of eight communities in Ukraine over the previous 24 hours.
The ministry said the communities were in Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions and the Donetsk People’s Republic.
The reported locations were Palamarevka, Kovalevka, Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Dobropolye, Pervomaiskoye, Sergeyevka, Velikomikhailovka and Malokaterinovka.
The claims were reported on October 17, 2026, by TASS and Interfax.
- Who
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said Russian troops took control of the communities.
- What
- The ministry reported that its forces took control of eight communities.
- When
- Over the 24 hours before the report on October 17, 2026.
- Where
- In the Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions and the Donetsk People’s Republic.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Total
- Eight communities
- Date reported
- October 17, 2026
- Battlegroup West
- Palamarevka and Kovalevka
- Battlegroup South
- Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka
- Battlegroup Center
- Dobropolye, Pervomaiskoye and Sergeyevka
- Battlegroup East and Dnepr
- Velikomikhailovka and Malokaterinovka
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What people are saying
Battlegroup West units improved their forward positions and took control of the settlements of Palamarevka and Kovalevka in the Kharkov Region through active operations.
Battlegroup South units liberated the settlement of Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic through decisive operations.