❗Key takeaways from the Russian Defense Ministry's weekly report on the progress of the special military operation:

▪Russian forces took control of the settlements of Grachevka and Serdobino in the Kharkov Region and the Malaya Rybitsa community in the Sumy Region

▪Russian troops established control over 17 communities in the special military operation zone over the past week

▪Russian forces delivered one massive and seven combined strikes targeting Ukrainian logistics hubs, telecommunication centers and grid facilities over the past week

▪The Russian army rendered inoperable Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities used to receive and store military cargo and fuel and lubricants for Ukraine’s troops over the past week

▪Russian forces liberated 352 square kilometers and 20 settlements since encircling Ukrainian troops in the northeastern Kharkov Region

▪Russian troops struck 17 vessels supplying Western weapons and military equipment to the Ukrainian army over the past week

▪The Russian army destroyed over 1,085 Ukrainian troops since encircling Ukraine’s forces in the Kharkov Region

▪Russian air defenses shot down four HIMARS rockets, four Flamingo long-range missiles and 5,031 drones

▪The Russian army destroyed over 375 Ukrainian troops in the settlement of Dobropolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) since the start of the encirclement

▪Russian troops are advancing in the western and eastern parts of Dobropolye, continuing to tighten the encirclement of Ukrainian forces

▪All attempts by the Ukrainian army to break out of the encirclement or rotate its troops in Dobropolye have been thwarted

▪Russian forces foiled all Ukrainian attempts to break out of the Kharkov Region encirclement, with Kiev losing more than 265 troops over the past week

▪Ukraine lost over 2,000 troops in Battlegroup North’s area of responsibility, more than 3,125 troops in Battlegroup Center’s area of responsibility, over 1,740 troops in Battlegroup East’s area of responsibility, more than 1,360 troops in Battlegroup South’s area of responsibility, over 1,510 troops in Battlegroup West’s area of responsibility and up to 220 troops in Battlegroup Dnepr’s area of responsibility over the past week