In the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces have taken control of the settlements of Loknya in the Sumy region, and Stupochki and Otradnoye in the Donetsk region.

Axar.az reports this information was released by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

According to the statement, the settlements were brought under control through the operations of the “North,” “South,” and “East” military groupings.

“The Special Operations Forces’ separate command center, the aviation center of the Security Service of Ukraine, ammunition depots, as well as temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units, were also targeted,” the statement added.