The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that three villages in the Northern Military District area were taken over within a week.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that three villages in the Northern Military District area were taken over within a week.

Within a week, the Russian army took control of three villages in the regions of Kharkiv, Sumy and Zaporozhye, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Friday. "During the week, as a result of active offensive operations by units from the northern group of forces, the settlements of Elisovka, Kharkiv region, and Barilovka, Sumy region, were liberated," the department said in a statement.