Russia says it captures a village in Ukraine’s Donetsk region

Russian forces have captured the settlement of Nova Poltavka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, the Russian defence ministry said on Thursday. (Reuters/File)
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Updated 22 May 2025
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Russia says it captures a village in Ukraine’s Donetsk region

  • Air defenses had shot down 317 Ukrainian drones over the territory of Russia

MOSCOW: Russian forces have captured the settlement of Nova Poltavka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, the Russian defense ministry said on Thursday.

Russian news agencies, citing the defense ministry, separately reported that air defenses had shot down 317 Ukrainian drones over the territory of Russia in the past 24 hours and 485 drones in total since the evening of May 20.


Ex-South Korea President Yoon tried to provoke Pyongyang into armed aggression, prosecutor says

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Ex-South Korea President Yoon tried to provoke Pyongyang into armed aggression, prosecutor says

SEOUL: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to provoke North Korea into mounting a military aggression to create justification for the December 2024 martial law declaration and to eliminate political opponents, a special prosecutor said on Monday.

The special prosecutor, Cho Eun-seok, told a briefing his team had indicted 24 people, including Yoon and five cabinet members, for their alleged involvement during his six-month investigation on insurrection charges.