Russia says captured another village in Ukraine's Sumy region
AFP | Moscow, Russia
Russia said Tuesday it captured another village in Ukraine's Sumy region, the latest in a string of settlements it has taken near the border, as Kyiv fears a larger-scale offensive there.
Moscow's defence ministry said troops took the village of Andriivka, some five kilometres (three miles) from the border, on the same day Kyiv said a Russian attack on the city of Sumy further south killed at least three people.
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