
MOSCOW, March 12 (Reuters) - Russian troops seized the villages of Dniproenerhiia and Novomarkove in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, the RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the defence ministry.
Russian forces also hit a transport vessel carrying ammunition for Ukrainian forces, the agency said.
Reuters could not independently verify the reports.
Moscow's gains in eastern Ukraine come as its forces are waging battles in Russia's western Kursk region in an effort to eject Ukrainian forces who seized land there last August.