A photograph taken from Novodruzhesk village, shows smoke rising in Rubizhne city, on April 18, 2022. PHOTO: AFP

NOVODRUZHESK, UKRAINE (AFP) - Russian troops on Monday (April 18) captured the east Ukraine town of Kreminna, local authorities said, as Kyiv's armed forces launched salvos on Russian forces in the nearby settlement of Rubizhne.