Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): According to Sputnik, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that the country's army forces have captured new areas.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced in a statement that the Toli units of the center began the work of clearing the town of Ravnoye in Donetsk and repelled seven attacks by Ukrainian forces to break the encirclement around Krasnoarmeysk.
The Russian Defense Ministry's statement stated that the Ukrainian military air base, energy infrastructure facilities supplying its military-industrial centers were targeted.
The Russian Defense Ministry also announced that the country's army forces have liberated the town of Yablokovka in the Zaporozhye region.
The Russian Defense Ministry's statement also reported the downing of 247 Ukrainian drones and the repelling of attacks by Ukrainian forces in the Kotkovka and Petrovka areas.