RUSSIAN troops conquered two more Ukrainian villages in Donetsk today as President Vladimir Putin gave a four-hour press conference in Moscow assessing the events of the year.

Novyi Komar and Zelinivka were reported to have fallen to an accelerating Russian advance.

Speaking in Moscow, Mr Putin challenged the United States to a “missile duel” in which a designated target would be defended by US air defence systems and Russia would prove its new Oreshnik missile can punch through them all.