The Russian Ministry of Defense announced, today, Friday, the control over five new towns in Donetsk and the elimination of 13,570 Ukrainian soldiers in a week. The Ministry said in a statement on the progress of the military operation in Ukraine that during the week, five new towns in Donetsk were taken over, 27 attacks were repelled, and 11 strikes were directed at armored and tank manufacturing and maintenance sites, drone warehouses, and ammunition and weapons depots, adding that 13,570 soldiers were eliminated. It also stated that two fighters, 375 drones, and 57 missiles were shot down, and 17 tanks, 24 armored vehicles, 57 ammunition depots, and 10 electronic warfare stations were destroyed. Source: National Iraqi News Agency