MOSCOW: Russian troops have taken control of the villages of Yantarne in the Donetsk region and Kalynove in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, state-run TASS state news agency reported on Sunday, citing the defence ministry.**

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Reuters could not immediately confirm battlefield reports. Separately, the ministry said that over the past 24 hours Russian forces have carried out strikes on Ukrainian military airfields.