Russian forces from the «Vostok» group have broken through enemy defenses and seized control of Novoselovka in Dnepropetrovsk Region, according to the Ministry of Defense.

The ministry reported that this advance also marked the completion of the liberation of the Donetsk People’s Republic within the zone of responsibility of the «Vostok» formation.

Strikes were carried out against several Ukrainian Armed Forces units, including mechanized brigades and marine infantry positioned near the settlements of Gavrilovka and Novopavlovka in Dnepropetrovsk Region, as well as Poltavka, Uspenovka, and Novoivanovka in Zaporozhye Region.

The fighting resulted in losses of more than 240 Ukrainian personnel. Additionally, 13 vehicles and a counter-battery radar station were destroyed.