Post: Russian army liberates new town , downs 23 Ukrainian drones

Moscow, Russian Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that its forces were able, during the past 24 hours, to liberate the town of Novogrudovka in the Donetsk People's Republic and destroy armored vehicles, ammunition depots, and 23 Ukrainian drones. 'Units of the Russian 'North' forces group defeated formations of Kiev forces in Goptovka ,Okhremovka, ,Sosnovka, Volchansk in Kharkov region,killing about 160 soldiers and destroyed a field cannon as well' The ministry stated in its daily report on the progress of the special military operation Furthermore, Russian tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery targeted temporary deployment points of Ukrainian special operations forces, workshops for the production, assembly and preparation of drones, military gatherings and equipment in 127 areas, and intercepted and destroyed 23 drones Source: Syrian Arab News Agency