Ukraine downs 485 drones and liberates another town in Donetsk

The ⁢Russian ⁤Defense Ministry stated it has taken control of the settlement of Novaya Poltavka in Donetsk, according to a report by webangah News Agency.

the ministry further emphasized⁣ that between 8:00 PM on ‌May 20 and 8:00 AM‌ on May 22, Russian forces shot down 485‍ Ukrainian drones over Russian territory—63 ⁢of ⁣which ⁣were intercepted over the Moscow region.

the Russian Foreign Ministry separately‌ asserted that Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russian soil‌ demonstrate the West’s intent to provoke Kyiv into continuing “terrorist actions.”