Russia controls Donetsk settlement, Ukraine repels Russian offensives in Kursk

Russia said on Wednesday that its troops had controlled the settlement of Novoyelizavetovka in Donetsk, while Ukraine said it repelled several Russian offensives in the Kursk Region in the past day.

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that Russian servicemen raised the Russian flag over the settlement of Novoyelizavetovka in Donetsk in the past day, and attacked Ukrainian troops and equipment on multiple battle lines.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 420 soldiers in the Kursk Region over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Front line commanders said on Wednesday that Russian servicemen had controlled most areas of Ukraine's Chasov Yar city.

On the same day, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported 91 battles at the front lines over the past day, noting that missile and artillery forces hit Russia targets including ammunition depots and personnel. The General Staff said Ukrainian forces repelled several Russian offensives in the Kursk Region.

The Ukrainian national news agency Ukrinform reported on Wednesday that Ukrainian drone attacks targeted a warehouse storing missiles, guided bombs and artillery ammunition in Russia's Tver Region, as well as the Andreapol oil pumping station in the village of Erokhino.

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has shown obvious changes, with the Russian army claiming progresses in several directions, and the Ukrainian troops taking a defensive posture and withdrawing from several strategic points.

The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Friday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.05 percent to 98.022 at 15:00 (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1777 dollars from 1.1784 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound dropped to 1.35 dollars from 1.3508 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 156.50 Japanese yen, higher than 156.11 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar increased to 0.7891 Swiss francs from 0.7882 Swiss francs, and it fell to 1.3672 Canadian dollars from 1.3674 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.16 Swedish kronor from 9.1744 Swedish kronor.