Russia announces 3 more settlements captured in east Ukraine

Russia announced on Saturday that it has captured 3 more settlements in east Ukraine.

The Trump administration has been working with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to reach a peace deal to end the war. 

Meanwhile, the Russian defense ministry said that three additional settlements in the Donetsk region and the northern region of Sumy have been captured.

The news comes on the same day that Ukraine and Russia exchanged hundreds of prisoners.