MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the community of Tolstoy in the Donetsk region over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.
"Battlegroup East units liberated the settlement of Tolstoy in the Donetsk People’s Republic through active and decisive operations," the ministry said in a statement.
Russian troops delivered an overnight strike by precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), hitting Ukrainian military airfields over the past 24 hours, the ministry reported.
"Last night, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a combined strike by airborne long-range precision weapons, including the Kinzhal air-launched hypersonic ballistic missile system and long-range attack unmanned aerial vehicles on the infrastructure of military airfields. The goal of the strike was achieved. All the designated targets were struck," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost more than 1,280 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours, according to the latest data on the special military operation in Ukraine released by Russia’s Defense Ministry.
