Russian Army Sweeps Through Kharkov, Sumy & Donetsk Regions, Liberating Key Towns

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The settlements of Yurchenkovo in the Kharkov region, Mogritsa and Malaya Slobodka in the Sumy region, have been liberated by Russian forces, according to a Thursday report from the Russian Defense Ministry.»Pushing forward in active operations, the Sever battlegroup swept through Yurchenkovo in Kharkov, and the Sumy region settlements of Mogritsa and Malaya Slobodka,» the ministry reported.

The said localities in the Kharkov and Sumy regions are part of a buffer zone that Russian troops are carving out along the border on President Vladimir Putin's orders.

Russian units of the Tsentr battlegroup liberated the settlement of Krasnoyarskoye in the DPR, the ministry reported. «Units of the Sever battlegroup, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the settlement of Krasnoyarskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic,» the ministry said.

The settlement of Krasnoyarskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic is situated near the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk urban cluster, which represents the final major stronghold of the Ukrainian military in the Donbass region.

Russian forces also destroyed a launcher of the Pechora anti-aircraft missile system, and struck fuel-energy and transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian troops, the ministry added.»Operational-tactical aviation, strike UAVs, missile troops, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups have destroyed a launcher of the Pechora anti-aircraft missile system, struck weapons, ammunition, and fuel depots, production shops and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as fuel-energy and transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian troops,» the ministry said in a statement.Ukraine lost over 350 soldiers in combat against Russia’s Tsentr battlegroup, over 195 Ukrainian soldiers were neutralized by Russia’s Sever battlegroup, over 155 by the Yug battlegroupUp to 220 Ukrainian soldiers were eliminated by the Zapad battlegroup, over 375 by the Vostok battlegroup, and up to 40 by the Dnepr battlegroupAir defense forces shot down 13 guided aerial bombs, two HIMARS rockets, and 712 Ukrainian dronesRussia’s Special Operation in UkraineRussian Army Liberates Settlement of Novaya Sech in Sumy RegionYesterday, 09:25 GMT

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