Russia on July 27 claimed to have liberated Lozuvatske village in the Pokrovsk sector of Ukraine’s Donetsk region. The Russian defence ministry said its “centre” grouping of forces had captured Lozuvatske, northwest of the Russian-held regional centre of Donetsk. However, Ukraine’s general staff made no mention of the settlement in its reports but noted that the area around it was gripped by heavy fighting.