Russian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that Russian forces have liberated Georgievka town in the Donetsk People’s Republic in addition to advancing on a number of field axes.

"Operational-tactical aviation, drones, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups targeted the main center of special radio communications of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Kyiv regime forces and vital facilities of the Ukrainian airport infrastructure”, the Ministry said in a statement indicating that crowds of manpower and military equipment were targeted in 142 areas, inflicting heavy losses on the Ukrainian forces.

The ministry indicated that Russian air defense systems shot down 41 Ukrainian drones during the past 24 hours.