The Russian Defense Ministry said on April 29 that it has captured a village in Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk, and is advancing westwards as depleted and outgunned Ukrainian forces retreat. "Units of the Center Group of Forces liberated the village of [Semenivka] in...Donetsk," the ministry said on Telegram. Ukraine has not commented on the claim, which could not be independently verified. Semenivka is located close to Avdiyivka, which fell to Russian forces in February. Ukraine’s top military commander, General Oleksandr Syrskiy warned on April 28 that the situation in the east has deteriorated, with Russia attacking “along the entire front line.”
Russia Says It Has Captured A Village In Donetsk
Ukrainian workers inspect the aftermath of Russian shelling in Semenivka in 2023.