The Ministry stated that the general situation in the area of the special military operation is under control and the Russian assault units continue fighting to free the western sector of the city of Artyomovsk, in Donetsk, with the support of aviation and artillery.

In addition, the Russian army repelled eight Ukrainian attacks on its positions and thwarted three enemy attempts to conduct combat reconnaissance. In turn, the units of the Western troop grouping are fighting in order to surround the town of Avdeyevka and take Marinka.

The Defense Ministry noted that Russian units are fighting to repel an attack by Ukrainian forces in the Maloilinovka area of the Donetsk People’s Republic, where the enemy is suffering significant losses.

The Ministry also specified that there is no active fighting in the areas of Zaporozhye, Kherson regions and the Kupiansk zone, although Russia suppressed three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in that region.

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