Russia says it captured two more Ukrainian villages, Ukraine casts doubt on the report

Russian troops have taken control of one village in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region and another in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.Ukraine’s military and the country’s most widely read military blog cast doubt on the Russian announcement.For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit our dedicated page.Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces had taken control of Hraniv in Kharkiv region on the border with Russia and Vozdvyzhivka in a highly contested part of Zaporizhzhia region.Ukraine’s 14th Army dismissed the Russian report, saying Hraniv was under the control of the Ukrainian military.“Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine are reliably holding designated defensive lines, effectively repelling enemy offensive actions, and inflicting significant losses on them in personnel and equipment,” it said on Facebook.DeepState, a Ukrainian war blog that tracks the two sides along the 1,250-km (775-mile) front line using open

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