(C) Meduza This story was originally published by Meduza and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Russia’s Defense Ministry says Russian forces have captured village of Vesele in Ukraine’s Donetsk region — Meduza [1] [] Date: 2024-01-18 Russia’s Defense Ministry says that Russian forces have taken control of the village of Vesele in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. There is no independent confirmation of this information. Presumably, the Russian Defense Ministry is referring to the village of Vesele that lies north of Soledar. Since December 2023, the Russian army has been conducting a large-scale offensive in this direction. The Russian offensive New year, same pattern Ukraine is holding its own as Russia continues pushing along the entire front — but it desperately needs ammo The Russian offensive New year, same pattern Ukraine is holding its own as Russia continues pushing along the entire front — but it desperately needs ammo Sign up for Meduza’s daily newsletter A digest of Russia’s investigative reports and news analysis. If it matters, we summarize it. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/18/russia-s-defense-ministry-says-russian-forces-have-captured-village-of-vesele-in-ukraine-s-donetsk-region Published and (C) by Meduza Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons CC BY 4.0. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/meduza/