MOSCOW. Feb 7 (Interfax) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has reported the successful development of combat operations near Ugledar and Artyomovsk.
"Combat operations have been actively developing near Ugledar and Artyomovsk," Shoigu said at a teleconference on Tuesday.
As a result of Russian forces' offensive operations in the Donetsk and Zaporozhye sectors, Soledar, Kleshcheyevka, Podgornoye, Krasnopolye, Blagodatnoye, Lobkovoye and Nikolayevka have been taken under control, he said.