The Russian army took over two settlements in the Kharkiv region Units of the Northern Forces Group took over the settlements of Nefedovka and Chernoi in the Kharkiv region, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Thursday. "In the encirclement ring, as a result of the active actions of our units, control was established over the settlements of Nafedova and Chernoi in the Kharkiv region," the statement said.