Russia's Defence Ministry on Friday (January 30) shared drone footage of soldiers holding up Russian flags in Ternuvate, a village in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, that Moscow says its forces recently captured.

Russian troops captured three villages across two regions of Ukraine, state news agencies reported on Friday, citing the Defence Ministry.

The villages are Ternuvate and Richne in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region and Berestok in the eastern Donetsk region.

Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield reports.

Reuters confirmed the location of the video from buildings, road layouts, treelines and fields which matched satellite imagery of the area.

The date when the video was filmed could not be verified.

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The Russian Defence Ministry released video on Friday (January 30) purporting to show its soldiers in the Ukrainian village of Ternuvate. Credit: Russian Defence Ministry

VIDEO SHOWS: RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY VIDEO OF WHAT IS SAID TO BE FOOTAGE OF RUSSIAN TROOP ADVANCEMENT IN UKRAINE'S TERNUVATE VILLAGE

VERIFIED BY:

- Buildings, road layout, treelines and fields matched satellite imagery

- Date could not be verified

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SHOWS: TERNUVATE, ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE (RELEASED JANUARY 30, 2026) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Do not obscure logo) (MUTE)

1. DRONE VIEW OF SOLDIERS HOLDING RUSSIAN FLAG NEXT TO SIGN READING (Ukrainian): "Ternuvate" / CITY WIDE VIEW

2. DRONE VIEW OF OF SOLDIERS HOLDING RUSSIAN FLAG NEXT TO DAMAGED BUILDING/ CITY WIDE VIEW

3. VARIOUS DRONE VIEWS OF SOLDIERS HOLDING RUSSIAN FLAG/ CITY WIDE VIEW

4. DRONE VIEW OF SOLDIERS HOLDING RUSSIA FLAG NEXT TO BUILDINGS