The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that it has taken control of two settlements and attacked a military training ground of the Ukrainian army, while Ukraine vowed to expand assault forces.
According to Russian military reports, Russian forces have taken control of one settlement each in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions over the past 24 hours. The Russian troops also launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile strike on a Ukrainian training ground in the Davydov Brod area of Kherson, reportedly destroying over 10 military vehicles and an air defense unit equipped with unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) interception systems, with Ukrainian personnel losses exceeding 70.
On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that 171 combat engagements occurred along the front lines in the past day, and Ukrainian forces repelled Russian advances on multiple fronts. The report also said that Russian missiles struck a training ground of a Ukrainian mechanized brigade, resulting in over a dozen casualties.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi also noted on Sunday that Ukraine would not stay defensive and was planning to expand the country's assault units.
Russia claims striking Ukrainian training ground, Ukraine vows to expand assault forces
