# Russia says it captured three villages in Ukraine's Donetsk and Sumy regions

https://mins.news/en/item/36624

- Reuters, 2026-08-29 12:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-says-it-has-captured-three-villages-ukraines-donetsk-sumy-regions-2026-08-29/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a92cfa98f085800017b6330

> Russia's Defence Ministry said on Saturday that Russian forces had taken Khrapivshchyna in Ukraine's Sumy region, along with Novoandriivka and Rubizhne in the Donetsk region.

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