Russian troops have taken the village of Pobieda in Ukraine's Donetsk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday, though the Ukrainian military said it was repelling attacks there.

Pobieda is a village south of Maryinka.

Russia's defense ministry said it had taken the village and improved its position in several other areas of the Donetsk region.

Ukraine's defense ministry said before the Russian statement that Ukrainian troops were repelling attacks near the village and continuing to "contain the enemy."