MOSCOW, July 21. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the community of Volokhovskoye in the Kharkov Region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

"Battlegroup North units took control of the settlement of Volokhovskoye in the Kharkov Region through active operations," the ministry said in a statement.

Russian forces continue striking Ukrainian ports used to deliver military cargo

Russian forces continued delivering strikes on Ukraine’s ports used to handle cargo for the Ukrainian army, the ministry reported.

"Last night, the Russian Armed Forces continued delivering strikes on Ukraine’s ports used to deliver cargo for the Ukrainian army. The strikes by air-launched precision weapons hit port infrastructure facilities at the Odessa port used to unload and store cargo intended to be supplied to the Ukrainian army," the ministry said.