Russian Forces Advance in Donetsk and Kharkiv
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the liberation of the city of Kupiansk has been completed. The ministry also confirmed that Russian forces have freed the villages of Novosilovka, Stavki, Masliakovka, and Yambol in Donetsk.
According to the statement, in addition to these areas, Petrobalovka in Kharkiv has also been liberated. In recent days, casualties among Ukrainian forces facing what are referred to as southern forces have exceeded 1,195. On the eastern front,1,790 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed.
Reports indicate that eastern forces have advanced into enemy positions and gained control over a 30-kilometer area around Radostynove in Dnipropetrovsk.
The Ministry of Defense also released a video showing Russian soldiers raising Russian flags in the city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv.
