The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that its troops "liberated" the Vesele settlement in the eastern part of the Donetsk region.
The Russian ministry said in the statement that the country's forces destroyed up to 65 Ukrainian soldiers, three tanks, a Washington-made M777 artillery system, and three howitzers.
Last month, Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu stated that the army gained full control of the eastern Ukrainian town of Maryinka.