LUGANSK, August 23. /TASS/. Russian troops, having taken control of Kudiyevka in the Kharkov Region, are advancing towards the two settlements closest to it - Bugayevka and Goptovka, military expert Andrey Marochko told TASS.

"After the liberation of the settlement of Kudiyevka by our troops, we are now building on our success in the direction of the settlements of Bugayevka and Goptovka," he said.

Earlier, the Defense Ministry said that assault units of the 11th Army Corps of the Sever battlegroup had established control over the village of Kudiyevka.