Ukraine Announces Destruction of Advanced Russian Missile Systems

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army announced on its social media accounts that it has destroyed "Russian air defense missile systems" of the "S-400" and "S-300" types in Crimea. Additionally, seven people were injured today in the border city of "Cherepikin," four of whom stepped on a landmine, including a cameraman from Russian television, while three others were injured by shelling, as clarified by Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of the Belgorod region. Meanwhile, Russia announced new territorial gains on the battlefield, claiming control over a village in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported in its daily briefing that "Russian units continued to advance deeper into Ukraine's defenses," adding that they had taken control of "the town of Staro Maiaorskoye." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that the situation along the entire front line in the Donetsk region is "the most difficult."