The Russian Ministry of Defense announced today, Thursday, that its forces have taken control of the town of /Ukrainsk/ in the /Donetsk/ province in eastern Ukraine. The Russian Ministry stated in a statement that its forces were also able to repel ten counterattacks by Ukrainian forces, noting that the Ukrainian forces lost about 670 soldiers, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, five vehicles, and a number of cannons as a result. It explained that the Ukrainian forces lost on the combat axes of the Russian /South/, /West/, and /North/ forces groups 1420 soldiers, 22 combat and non-combat vehicles, a number of cannons, three electronic warfare stations, and ten ammunition depots. Source: National Iraqi News Agency