Russia says its forces take control of three more villages in eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday that its forces had taken control of three more villages in eastern Ukraine.

According to the ministry, Russian troops have taken control of Pryvilla in the Dnipropetrovsk region, as well as Pishchane and Tykhe in the Kharkiv region.

Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield report.

(Reporting by ReutersWriting by Maxim RodionovEditing by Andrew Osborn)