Russian forces take control of 4 populated localities in DPR, improve their positions over past week - Defense Ministry

MOSCOW. Oct 25 (Interfax) - Russian forces have taken control of Novosadovoye, Zoryanoye, Serebryanka and Nikolayevka in the Donetsk People's Republic in the special military operation zone over the past week, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

"Units from the southern group of forces kept moving deeper into enemy lines and took control of Zoryanoye and Serebryanka in the Donetsk People's Republic," the ministry said in a statement.

"As a result of resolute operations, units from the central group of forces took control of Nikolayevka in the Donetsk People's Republic," it said.

Units from the western group of forces took control of Novosadovoye in the DPR, it said.