MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the community of Aleksandro-Shultino in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.
"Battlegroup South units liberated the settlement of Aleksandro-Shultino in the Donetsk People’s Republic through decisive operations," the ministry said in a statement.
Russian troops delivered an overnight strike by precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles, hitting Ukrainian military-industrial facilities and firing positions of tactical missile systems over the past 24 hours, the ministry reported.
"Last night, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a combined strike by precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles on enterprises of Ukraine’s military-industrial sector and power facilities supporting their operation, military airfield infrastructure, positions of tactical missile systems, ammunition and materiel depots of the Ukrainian army. The goal of the strike was achieved. All the designated targets were hit," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,270 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.
