MOSCOW, Dec 17, 2024 (AFP) - Russia's army claimed Tuesday to have captured another village in eastern Ukraine, a day after President Vladimir Putin said his troops had the upper hand across the frontline.

Russia's defence ministry said it had "liberated" the village of Gannivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, around 10 kilometres (six miles) south of the resource-rich hub of Kurakhove, which Moscow is also on the brink of capturing.