The Russian Defense announced the liberation of 4 towns in the Donetsk Republic, the clearing of two villages in Kursk, the elimination of 14,430 Ukrainian soldiers, and the destruction of hundreds of tanks, armored vehicles, and Western weapons of Kiev's forces in a week. The Russian Defense Ministry's weekly statement on the progress of the military operation in Ukraine stated: From October 5 to 11, our forces launched 38 strikes against Ukrainian forces, their gatherings, energy sites, and vital infrastructure that supports the operation of Ukrainian defense institutions, and destroyed new sites, military airports, and warehouses for ammunition, drones, fuel, and Western weapons. It added: The "North" forces continue to clear the border areas of Kursk province and liberated the towns of Novaya Sorochina and Pokrovsky, and prevented Kiev forces from advancing towards the towns of Volchansky and Lipetsovsky. It continued: The "North" forces inflicted on the enemy 2,090 soldiers, 9 tanks, 2 rocket launche rs, 25 cannons, a Czech "Vampir" missile platform, armored vehicles, vehicles, 5 electronic warfare stations, a radar station, and 2 ammunition depots. It explained that the Russian "West" forces continue to advance, repelling 23 attacks, inflicting 2,920 enemy casualties, destroying 2 tanks, 16 armored vehicles, including 8 American "M113" and "Bradley", other vehicles, 35 Western cannons, 13 electronic warfare stations, and 22 ammunition depots. It added that the "South" forces liberated the towns of Zhelanoye Vtoroye and Ostrovskoye in the Donetsk Republic, repelled 22 attacks and the enemy's losses amounted to 4,790 soldiers, dozens of armored vehicles of various types, 45 cannons and vehicles, 10 ammunition depots and 5 electronic warfare stations. The "Center" forces liberated the town of Grodovka in the Donetsk Republic and repelled 58 attacks, inflicting on the enemy 3,370 soldiers, 4 tanks including German "Leopard" and French "AMX-10", armored vehicles including American "Bradley" and "M113" and dozens of Western vehicles and armored vehicles. The "East" forces liberated the town of Zolotaya in Donetsk and repelled 10 attacks and the enemy's losses amounted to 780 soldiers and dozens of cannons and armored vehicles including two American "M113". It added that the Dnepr forces inflicted heavy losses on the Ukrainian army, killing 480 people, destroying 7 electronic warfare stations, Western cannons, and destroying 4 ammunition depots. The Russian defenses shot down 3 American "Atacms" tactical missiles, 3 French "Hummer" guided bombs, an S-200 missile, and 33 American "Himars" missiles. The statement concluded: 603 Ukrainian drones were also shot down and 43 Ukrainian soldiers were captured. Source: National Iraqi News Agency