Russia Claims Major Gains In Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk; Hundreds of Ukrainian UAVs Shot Down

Russia Claims Major Gains In Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk; Hundreds of Ukrainian UAVs Shot Down Russian troops captured seven communities in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions this week, advancing deep into Ukrainian defenses. Moscow claimed one massive and five combined strikes targeted military-industrial facilities and critical energy infrastructure. Russian forces reported over 1,250 Ukrainian casualties, destruction of tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, and electronic warfare stations. In Sumy and Kharkiv, mechanized and territorial defense brigades suffered significant losses. Russian air defenses also claimed to have shot down 945 UAVs, five Neptune missiles, and multiple guided bombs and rockets. Since the start of the conflict, Moscow asserts it has destroyed thousands of Ukrainian a