In a statement, the ministry said that while a group of southern forces has won a settlement in Zoria in the Donetsk region, the group in Tsent (central) has reached the western border of the region and continues to expand into nearby Donepolopetrovsk region.
The Russian army also carried out strikes using aviation, drones, artillery and missiles, targeted Ukrainian workshops to produce and repair attack drones, targeted drones launch and storage sites, sites of temporary deployment of Ukrainian forces and foreign mercenaries.
In the past day, Russia’s air defense system said it had fired down at least one 131 drones, which were outside the combat zone, near the capital Moscow.
Ukraine has not yet commented on Russian claims, and independent verification is challenging due to ongoing armed conflict.
MNA