# Russian troops liberate eight communities in Ukraine operation over week — top brass

https://mins.news/en/item/22308

- TASS, 2026-08-14 15:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2173289

> Russia’s Defense Ministry says its forces took control of eight communities in the Kharkov and Zaporozhye Regions and the Donetsk People’s Republic from August 8 to 14, including one in the previous 24 hours. It also reported 14 combined precision-guided weapon and attack-drone strikes against Ukrainian military-industrial, logistics, fuel and energy infrastructure, among other targets.

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