Embattled Ukrainian troops struggle to fend off the wave of Russian incursions. MOSCOW: The Russian army said on Sunday (Nov 16) it had captured two more villages in Ukraine's south, where it has advanced in recent days as Kyiv scrambles to hold on to Pokrovsk further east. Exhausted and outnumbered Ukrainian troops are struggling to fend off a larger Russian army as Moscow's full-scale offensive nears its fourth winter.  The Russian defence ministry announced the capture of two villages, Mala