Russia said on Thursday it had taken full control of the shattered town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine after nearly 16 months of fighting, an assertion which Kyiv dismissed as "propaganda".

Russia says its force have captured the key town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine after nearly 18 months of fierce fighting in the area.

Russian forces cannot capture Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region on the move. Ukrainian troops maintain fire control over all approaches where Russians attempt assaults, said Ukrainian 11th Army Corps Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Dmytro Zaporozhets.