Moscow - Saba:
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Friday that Russian forces had liberated the town of Valentinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Russian Defense Ministry said, according to Sputnik News Agency, "The town of Valentinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated thanks to active operations by units of the Russian Southern Group."
The Russian Defense Ministry added in its weekly report for the period from April 12 to 18: "During this period, seven mechanized brigades, one mobile air brigade, three assault brigades, one artillery brigade, and two drone regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three territorial defense brigades, three National Guard brigades, and one brigade of the Azov Special Forces (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) were targeted."
The statement continued: "From April 12 to 18, the Russian Armed Forces carried out nine combined strikes using high-precision weapons and attack drones, destroying Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities, military airfield infrastructure, weapons and ammunition depots, missile and attack drones, and unmanned boats, drone operator training centers, and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed groups and foreign mercenaries." It added: "This morning, a combined strike using long-range precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles was carried out against key drone production sites and Ukrainian military airfield infrastructure. All strike objectives were achieved."
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