Russia claims to capture another Ukrainian settlement
Russia’s Defense Ministry says its forces have captured the settlement of Mykolayivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region and launched Kinzhal hypersonic missile strikes on Ukrainian defense plants and airfields, while claiming to have downed hundreds of drones and a HIMARS round.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 03:16 | 14 May 2026
- Modified Date: 04:05 | 14 May 2026
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Thursday that Russian forces had taken control of the settlement of Mykolayivka in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
The ministry said in a statement that the operation was carried out by the Southern group of forces.
In addition, Russian air forces carried out strikes using Kinzhal hypersonic missile systems against Ukrainian defense industry facilities and military airfields, it said.
"Russian troops also struck assembly, storage, and launch sites for Ukrainian armed forces' unmanned aerial vehicles over the past 24 hours," it stated.
It added that Ukrainian air raids were repelled and that Russian air defense systems shot down a HIMARS projectile and 390 fixed-wing drones over the same period.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram that Russia carried out one of its largest air attacks overnight, using missiles and approximately 1,560 drones.