The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday that its forces have taken control of the villages of Progress and Yevgenovka in the Donetsk region, east of Ukraine.

In a statement, the Ministry added that Ukrainian forces stationed in the two villages were targeted, along with their military equipment.

It also said that Russian air defense systems shot down 5 HIMARS missiles, two guided bombs, and 34 drones.

Source: Qatar News Agency