Russian Defence Ministry says its forces have captured the village of Orlivka from Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday its forces had captured the village of Orlivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, 9.5 kilometres (5.9 miles) from the Russian-controlled town of Avdiivka.

The Ukrainian General Staff reported earlier on Tuesday that its forces had repelled nine Russian army attacks in the vicinity of Orlivka.

(Reporting by Filipp Lebedev and Yuliia Dysa; Editing by Andrew Osborn)