INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia on Saturday said it captured a settlement in northeastern Ukraine, where Kyiv has reported increased attacks."In the area of
Kupiansk, as a result of the competent and professional actions of the military units of the Western command, the settlement of Novoselivske
was liberated," the Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram.It added "offensive operations on a broad front..
said Russian troops were aiming to draw Ukrainian resources to that area, as Ukraine is pursuing its counteroffensive in the south."In the
Ukraine retook swathes of territory around southern Kherson and northeastern Kharkiv in rapid counteroffensives.Ukraine began another push
in June but is now contending with well-entrenched Russian defensive positions built over several months.Late July, Russia said it seized
the village of Sergiivka in the eastern Donetsk region.
