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Advances in Donetsk: Russian Forces Liberate Three Key Settlements in Donetsk

Russian forces have liberated the city of Gornyak, as well as the towns of Katerinovka and Dobrovolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), according to Russia’s Defense Ministry.

The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has reported the liberation of three settlements in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

"Units of Battlegroup Tsentr successfully liberated the settlement of Gornyak in the Donetsk People’s Republic through active operations," the ministry’s report on the special military operation stated.

Gornyak is located 17 kilometers northeast of Kurakhovo and 11 kilometers southeast of Selidovo. A critical railway line passes through the city, supplying a significant portion of Ukrainian forces in Donbass. Additionally, the area contains several large coal mines. The liberation of Gornyak will significantly impact Ukraine's coal industry.

DPR head Denis Pushilin recently noted that Gornyak sits in an elevated area, where Ukrainian forces established a relay tower. Ukrainian authorities used the tower for military purposes and attempted to jam Russian television and radio signals.

In the past 24 hours, units of Battlegroup Yug also liberated Katerinovka, while Battlegroup Vostok freed Dobrovolye.

The village of Katerinovka is located 12 kilometers northeast of Ugledar, and its liberation secures the flank of the group advancing from the direction of Paraskovievka and Konstantinovka.

Russian forces also struck Ukrainian Air Force airfield infrastructure and a command center for UAV systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff.

"Tactical aviation, strike drones, missile forces, and artillery from Russian Armed Forces groups targeted airfield infrastructure of the Ukrainian Air Force, a UAV command center of the Ukrainian General Staff, as well as concentrations of enemy personnel and military equipment in 139 areas," the statement said.

Additionally, air defenses shot down three HIMARS missiles manufactured in the United States and 98 fixed-wing drones.

Since the beginning of the special military operation, a total of 647 planes, 283 helicopters, 34,783 drones, 584 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,902 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 1,481 multiple rocket launch systems, 16,927 field artillery and mortar units, and 27,720 special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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