Russia Takes First Village In Ukraine's Dnipropxisk

Russian/Military Alexander Reka/TASS

State media reported Russia took control of the first village in the Dnipropxisk region of eastern Ukraine after Russia took over an area of 950 square km within two months.

There is no direct confirmation from a Ukrainian source or from the Russian Ministry of Defense.

As Moscow and Kyiv discussed the possibility of peace, the war intensified with Russian troops occupying an area of 200 square kilometers (77.22 square miles) in Ukraine's Sumy region and entered the Dnipropximsk region last month.

Ukraine's Deep State map, which officially shows Russia now controls 113,588 square km of Ukrainian territory, up 943 square km for two months until June 28.

Reported by Reuters on Monday, June 30, the Russian government's news agency, RIA, quoted a pro-Russian official, Vladimir Rogov, who said Russian troops had taken control of the village of Dachnoye within the Dnipropximsk region.

Russia says it is willing to make peace but Ukraine must withdraw from the entire four predominantly Russian-controlled territory and which President Vladimir Putin now legally becomes part of Russia.

Ukraine and its supporters in Europe say the terms are tantamount to surrendering and Russia is not interested in peace.

Ukraine will never take control of Russia over a fifth of Ukraine.

The territory under Russian control includes Crimea, more than 99% of the Luhansk region, more than 70% of Donetsk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson regions, all in the east or southeast, and parts of Kharkiv, Sumy, and Dnipropxisk.