V053-RUSIA AVANCES DONETSK

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday (October 29) its forces had taken control of the village of Vyshneve in Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region.

Reuters was able to verify the location of the video from road layout, water body and buildings which matched satellite images. Reuters was not able to independently verify the date when the video was filmed.

The Ministry released on Friday (October 31) a video showing explosions at various locations across Vyshneve and soldiers holding Russian flags at different locations within the settlement.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

VYSHNEVE, DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED OCTOBER 31, 2025) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must on-screen courtesy "Russian Defence Ministry") (MUTE)

1. VARIOUS OF DRONE FOOTAGE OF SETTLEMENT WITH MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS SEEN ACROSS IT

2. VARIOUS OF ROAD SEEN THROUGH DRONE AIMING SYSTEM AND EXPLOSION ON ROAD

3. SOLDIER HOLDING UNFOLDED RUSSIAN FLAG / ZOOM OUT TO WIDE OF SETTLEMENT SHOWING STREETS AND HOUSES WITH DIFFERENT DEGREE OF DESTRUCTION

4. SOLDIER WITH RUSSIAN FLAG STANDING ON PATCH OF PLOUGHED GROUND / ZOOM OUT SHOWING SETTLEMENT AND SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE

5. SOLDIER WITH RUSSIAN FLAG STANDING ON CROSSROADS / ZOOM OUT TO WIDE OF SETTLEMENT

6. TWO SOLDIERS WITH RUSSIAN FLAG / ZOOM OUT TO WIDE OF SETTLEMENT

7. SOLDIER WITH FLAG STANDING ON ROAD / ZOOM OUT TO WIDE OF SETTLEMENT

8. DRONE FOOTAGE OF SETTLEMENT

9. SOLDIER WITH UNFOLDED FLAG STANDING AT ENTRANCE OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE COWSHED / ZOOM OUT TO WIDE OF SETTLEMENT

10. SOLDIER WITH FLAG WALKING ALONG ROAD NEXT TO PARTIALLY DESTROYED BUILDING

11. DRONE FOOTAGE OF SETTLEMENT

12. TWO SOLDIERS WITH FLAG STANDING ON CROSSROADS / ZOOM OUT TO WIDE OF PART OF SETTLEMENT WITH ROWS OF BARNS AND COWSHEDS ON BOTH SIDES OF ROAD