Russian army takes over four more settlements in Eastern Ukraine

Moscow, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) Russian troops have extended their control in the area of the special military operation to the towns of Kranoyarskoe in Donetsk, Yurchenkovo in Kharkiv, and Mogritsa and Malaya Slobodka in Sumi, the Ministry of Defense reported.

July 31, 2026
10:26

The military body stated on its official Telegram channel that, as a result of active operations, units of the Northern Troop Group took control of the towns of Yurchenkovo in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, as well as Mogritsa and Malaya Slobodka in Sumi, also in Ukraine.

The military ministry also reported that troops from the Central Troop Group took control of the town of Kranoyarskoe in the Donetsk People’s Republic.

Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces suffered casualties in the Northern and Central operational groups, totaling 195 and 350 personnel, respectively.

These figures are in addition to more than 375 casualties in the Eastern group’s operational area, up to 220 in the Western group, up to 155 in the Southern group, and up to 40 in the Dnieper group.

According to the ministry, Ukrainian troops also lost 19 armored fighting vehicles, 86 cars, two artillery pieces, and one electronic warfare station during the past day.

Furthermore, 13 guided bombs, two projectiles from the US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system, and 712 drones were shot down.

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