Within a week, Russian forces took control of four settlements in the Special Military Operation zone

Russian forces have taken control of four settlements within the area of the special military operation over the past week.

This information reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Specifically, troops from the “West” group captured the settlement of Novosadovoe in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).

Additionally, two other settlements, Zoryanoye and Serebryanka in the DPR, were secured by soldiers from the “South” group. Furthermore, Russian forces took control of Nikolayevka, also in the Donetsk People’s Republic.

Earlier, Russian forces liberated the settlement of Olgovka in the Kursk region. This was confirmed after a photograph of the Russian flag raised over the village appeared online.