Russia's Defense Ministry claims its forces captured 11 Ukrainian settlements over the past week, targeting key strongholds in Donetsk and Kharkiv.

Russia's Defense Ministry claims its forces captured 11 Ukrainian settlements over the past week, targeting key strongholds in Donetsk and Kharkiv.

Russia’s Chief of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, claimed that Russian forces took control of 29 settlements and 636 square kilometres in June, presenting the month as one of…