KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia said Monday it captured the village of Levadne in southern Ukraine as it probes for weaknesses along the war's roughly 600-kilometer front line, including in eastern areas that are the main focus of Moscow's military effort before winter arrives.

Ukrainian authorities, meanwhile, reported no nighttime Shahed drone attacks on the country for the first time in about six weeks, after saying five days ago they struck a Shahed storage facility in Russia's Krasnodar region reportedly containing about 400 drones.

Levadne, in the Zaporizhzhia region, was seized by the Russians early on during the fullscale invasion, which began on Feb. 24, 2022, but was recaptured by Ukrainian forces during a counteroffensive in the summer of 2023.