❗Highlights from the Russian Defense Ministry Press Briefing, September 12:

▪ Russian forces liberated the settlement of Vesyoloye in the Donetsk People’s Republic

▪ Russian forces struck logistics hubs, as well as energy, fuel and transport facilities used by the Ukrainian army

▪ Russian forces thwarted two attempts by Ukrainian troops to break out of encirclement in the Kharkov Region

▪ Russian forces are closing in on Ukrainian troops trapped in the Kharkov Region

▪ Russian air defenses shot down seven guided bombs and 670 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones in the past 24 hours

▪ Ukraine lost about 1,390 troops in the special military operation zone in the past day

▪ Russian forces eliminated up to 125 Ukrainian militants in the past day; two Ukrainian service members surrendered