The Russian Defense Ministry holds a briefing on the special military op in Ukraine:

▪️ Units of the Russian Armed Forces took control of a number of settlements, advancing 11 kilometers;

▪️ As a result of a massive strike, 61 military infrastructure facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit;

▪️ The airfield of the Ukrainian Air Force in Starokonstantinovo was disabled in a long-range high-precision weapon strike;

▪️ Over the past 24 hours, fighter aircraft and air defense of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down four Su-27 and one MiG-29 aircraft, as well as one Su-25, two Mi-8 helicopters, and six drones, including "Bayraktar TB-2";

▪️ 3 Buk M1 anti-aircraft missile systems and 3 radar stations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit by bomber and ground attack aircraft, as well as a S-300 anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed by missile forces

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⚡️ Russian MoD: Su-34 fighter-bomber destroys military facility of Ukrainian nationalists in high-precision strike

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⚡️ DPR head says Mariupol on verge of humanitarian catastrophe with no water, power, food

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❗ Macron will speak to Putin in next few minutes, reports say

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Putin's phone call with Erdogan – highlights:

🔸 Russia's president informed his Turkish counterpart about the course of the special military operation to protect Donbass, explained the main goals and objectives, stressing that it is going according to plan;

🔸 The Russian side is ready for dialogue with the Ukrainian authorities and with foreign partners to resolve the conflict, Putin said;

🔸 Putin: Russia will not tolerate any attempts to drag out the negotiation process used by the Ukrainian security forces to regroup their forces;

🔸 Putin said that suspending the special operation is only possible if Kiev ceases hostilities and fulfils Russia's requirements;

🔸 Russia's president hopes that representatives of Ukraine will show a more constructive approach during the next round of negotiations

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