MOSCOW, May 14. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the community of Nikolayevka in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.
"Battlegroup South units liberated the settlement of Nikolayevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic through decisive operations," the ministry said in a statement.
Russian troops delivered a massive strike by precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles on Ukrainian military-industrial sites and military airfields over the past 24 hours, the ministry reported.
"Over the past 24 hours, in response to Ukraine’s terrorist attacks on civilian facilities on Russian territory, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike by ground-based, airborne and seaborne long-range precision weapons, including Kinzhal air-launched hypersonic ballistic missiles and attack unmanned aerial vehicles on enterprises of Ukraine’s military-industrial sector, military airfields, fuel and transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian army. The goals of the strike were achieved. All the designated targets were hit," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,190 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.
