❗️Key takeaways from the Russian Defense Ministry's weekly report on the progress of the special military operation: ▪️Russian troops liberated 11 communities and took control of another two in the special military operation zone over the past week ▪️Russian forces delivered three massive and 11 combined strikes in a week, hitting Ukrainian logistics centers, energy and transport facilities ▪️Russian troops degraded some infrastructure facilities of Ukrainian ports used to receive, store and distribute military cargo ▪️Russian air defenses shot down seven Flamingo cruise missiles and 5,593 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the past week ▪️Russian forces struck 14 dry cargo ships and a container ship used by the Ukrainian army over the past week ▪️Russia’s Black Sea Fleet destroyed five Ukrainian naval drones over the past week ▪️Ukraine lost over 1,500 troops in Battlegroup North’s area of responsibility, more than 2,405 troops in Battlegroup Center’s area of responsibility, over 1,380 troops in Battlegroup East’s area of responsibility, more than 1,275 troops in Battlegroup South’s area of responsibility, over 1,500 troops in Battlegroup West’s area of responsibility and up to 215 troops in Battlegroup Dnepr’s area of responsibility over the past week