Russian forces liberated the village of Mirnoye in Zaporozhye region, the country's Defense Ministry reported.
"In the South Donetsk area, units of [Russia's] Vostok group of forces, as a result of successful offensive actions, liberated the settlement of Mirnoye in the Zaporozhye region," the Russian military department said in a summary.
The counterattack of Ukraine's 72nd mechanized brigade in the area of the settlement of Vodyanoye of the Donetsk People's Republic was repelled by the Russian military, the ministry added.
"The enemy's losses amounted to over 120 soldiers and three vehicles," the ministry said.
On February 25, Russian military entered the village of Rabotino in Zaporozhye region and proceeded to advance their positions, according to the regional Governor Yevgeny Balitsky.
This came shortly after the liberation of Avdeyevka, an important stronghold that allows Russian forces to push further to the west, and the liberation of the settlement of Lastochkino in the Avdeyevka area.