Russia announced on Friday that its forces had taken control of six settlements in the Donetsk region over the past week, while Ukraine reported repelling multiple Russian offensives in the past 24 hours, Reuters reports.
In its daily briefing, the Russian Defense Ministry said that from May 10 to 16, Russian forces carried out six coordinated strikes using high-precision weapons and drones.
The strikes targeted Ukrainian military-industrial facilities involved in the production of missile and drone components, sites used for storing and deploying drones and unmanned boats, ammunition depots, and temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian forces and foreign mercenaries.
According to the ministry, a total of 930 Ukrainian drones were shot down during that period.
The ministry also reported that between 22:00 on Thursday and 08:30 on Friday (local time), Russian air defense systems destroyed and intercepted 65 Ukrainian drones across several regions.
On the same day, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia had launched 112 drones into Ukrainian territory since the early hours of Friday, of which 73 had been downed as of 09:00 (local time).
The Ukrainian Air Force also said that it lost contact with an F-16 fighter jet during a combat mission.
Also on Friday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that 165 clashes had occurred along the frontline over the past 24 hours, and that Ukrainian forces had repelled 14 Russian assaults in the Kursk region.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian air force, missile units, and artillery struck multiple concentration areas of Russian personnel, weapons, military facilities, and ammunition depots, shooting down 123 drones, the General Staff said.
