Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow claims capture of Klishchiivka near Bakhmut
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Russia's defence ministry on Friday claimed that its forces had taken control of Klishchiivka, a settlement south of Bakhmut, which is in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region.The news agency Reuters reported that the village of Klishchiivka had a pre-war population of around 400 people. The village was said to have been captured with the help of aerial support.
Russia's claim was on the day when Western allies had gathered in Germany to plan future military assistance to Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelensky urged for tanks and long-range missiles for its fight against Russia.
The claim over Klishchiivka comes a day after the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that his units had claimed more ground near Bakhmut and captured the village of Klishchiivka.
Prigozhin said on Thursday, "We can safely say that the settlement of Klishchiivka, which is one of the important suburbs of Bakhmut, has been completely taken under the control of Wagner PMC units."
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Meanwhile, a senior Moscow-installed officialsaid on Friday that fighting has "sharply increased" in the southern Ukraine region of Zaporizhzhia.
As quoted by the news agency AFP, the officialVladimir Rogovsaid on the Telegram social media platform: "In the direction of Zaporizhzhia, the intensity of military activity has sharply increased."
(With inputs from agencies)
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