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Russia said on Saturday it had seized another village in eastern Ukraine, where Moscow’s troops are continuing to advance. The defense ministry said Russian forces “have liberated the village of Kalynove” in the Donetsk region, which lies around 25 kilometers (16 miles) southeast of the key logistics hub of Pokrovsk, held by Kyiv’s forces. Russian troops have been advancing on Pokrovsk for months and Ukraine has ordered the mandatory evacuation of children from the city. Moscow has claimed to have captured a string of villages in the area, even as it struggles to fight off a major Ukrainian co…

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