📌 The Russian Defence Ministry gives a briefing on the Ukraine op:

▪️ LPR troops with fire support from the Russian armed forces have liberated more than 90% of the territory of the republic;

▪️ During the day, the Russian armed forces took control of 4 cities in the Donetsk People's Republic. They have advanced up to 16 km;

▪️ Units of the Donetsk People's Republic's militia, with support from the Russian armed forces are fighting against nationalists in the center of Mariupol;

▪️ Overnight, aviation and air defences of the Russian Air Force shot down 6 Ukrainian drones, including 1 Bayraktar TB-2;

▪️ A total of 183 drones, 1,406 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 138 multiple launch rocket systems, 535 field artillery and mortars, 1,197 units of special military vehicles of the Ukrainian armed forces have been destroyed during the operation

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