MOSCOW

Russia on Saturday claimed that its forces have captured the key settlement of Lozovatskoye in Donetsk. 

A statement by the Russian Defense Ministry claimed the army had taken control of several important locations on the front line, and liberated the settlement of Lozovatskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The statement also noted that during the past day, the Russian forces destroyed two Ukrainian electronic warfare stations, an aviation depot, and an ammunition depot.

It added that Russian air defense systems had shot down 10 US-made HIMARS missiles and 81 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), 37 of which were outside the "special operation zone."

The statement further claimed that to date, the Russian army has destroyed 630 Ukrainian aircraft, 278 helicopters, 28,545 UAVs, 556 air defense missile systems, 16,698 tanks and armored vehicles, 1,390 multiple rocket launchers, 12,446 howitzers and mortars, and 24,115 special military vehicles.