The Ministry of Defense of Russia has reported that they have seized the settlements of Ulakly and Novoandreyevka in the Donetsk region. The statement from the Ministry shared updated information on the activities of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. It was mentioned in the statement that the Russian army has strengthened its positions on the front lines in Ukraine, with the Southern and Central Military Group units liberating the Ulakly and Novoandreyevka settlements of the Donetsk People’s Republic through determined actions. The statement also noted that since the start of the war, 656 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 44,263 UAVs, 596 air defense missile systems, 21,713 tanks and armored vehicles, 1521 multiple rocket launchers, 21,980 artillery pieces, and more than 32,000 special military vehicles belonging to the Ukrainian army have been destroyed. The Ministry of Defense of Russia had announced yesterday that they had seized control of the settlement of Novolyubovka in the Luhansk region.