MOSCOW, July 28. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated two communities in the Donetsk region over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Monday.

"Battlegroup Center units liberated the settlements of Boikovka and Belgiyka in the Donetsk People’s Republic through active operations," the ministry said in a statement.

Russian troops delivered an overnight strike by precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles on a Ukrainian military airfield and an ammunition depot 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 Kinzhal air-launched hypersonic ballistic missiles and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, hitting the infrastructure of a military airfield and a warehouse storing ammunition, missile armament and components for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost more than 1,340 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.