MELITOPOL, November 25. /TASS/. Russian forces are currently clearing the village of Yelizavetovka south of Kurakhovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) of Ukrainian troops, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the Russian Civic Chamber’s commission on sovereignty, patriotic projects, and veteran support, told TASS.

"In a pocket south of Kurakhovo, fierce fighting is taking place in the village of Romanovka, the enemy has been driven out of Yelizavetovka, and the last of the enemy soldiers are being mopped up in that locality," Rogov specified.

On November 20, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported the liberation of Ilyinka in the DPR.