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Russia captures another village in northeastern Ukraine, defence ministry saysMoscow's troops ⁠also carried out a massive ⁠strike ⁠overnight on Ukrainian ‌long-range ‌drone sites and energy ‍facilities, the ministry said.
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Image of a Russian army soldier for representational purposes. 

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Moscow: The Russian ​Defence Ministry said on ‌Saturday ⁠its ‌forces had completed the takeover of ​the village of Starytsya in Ukraine's ‌northeastern ‌Kharkiv region.

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Moscow's troops ⁠also carried out a massive ⁠strike ⁠overnight on Ukrainian ‌long-range ‌drone sites and energy ‍facilities, the ministry said.

Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield reports.

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(Published 24 January 2026, 15:46 IST)