Russia Says It Took New Land in Ukraine
俄羅斯稱在烏克蘭奪取新領土
Introduction
The Russian government says it now controls the city of Kostyantynivka and the village of Oleksandrivka.
俄羅斯政府表示目前已控制 Kostyantynivka 市與 Oleksandrivka 村。
Main Body
Dmitry Peskov is a speaker for Russia. He says Russian soldiers took Kostyantynivka. This city is in the Donetsk region. President Putin says the fight was hard.
Dmitry Peskov 是俄羅斯的發言人。他表示俄羅斯士兵奪取了 Kostyantynivka。這座城市位於頓內茨克地區。普丁總統表示戰鬥非常艱苦。
Russia also says it took Oleksandrivka. This village is in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Russia says it took eleven small towns in seven days.
俄羅斯還表示奪取了 Oleksandrivka。這個村莊位於第聶伯羅彼得羅夫斯克地區。俄羅斯稱在七天內奪取了十一個小鎮。
Ukraine does not agree. Ukrainian leaders say the fighting is still very strong. Other people cannot go there to check if Russia is right.
烏克蘭並不認同。烏克蘭領導人表示戰鬥依然非常激烈。其他人無法前往當地核實俄羅斯的說法是否正確。
Conclusion
Russia says it won new land. Ukraine says the fighting continues.
俄羅斯稱奪取新領土，烏克蘭則表示戰鬥仍在持續。
Vocabulary Learning
Talking about 'Who says what'
In this news story, we see a pattern: [Person/Group] + says + [Information]. This is the easiest way to report news in English.
Look at these examples:
- Russia says it took land.
- Putin says the fight was hard.
- Leaders say the fighting is strong.
💡 The Simple Rule
- Use SAYS for one person or one group (Russia says...).
- Use SAY for more than one person (Leaders say...).
Pattern Map:
Subject Verb (say/says) The Message
🛠️ Useful Words from the Text
- Control To have power over a place.
- Agree To have the same opinion.
- Continue To keep happening.