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Russia's Defense Ministry reported on Sunday that its forces had taken control of two more settlements in the past 24 hours in the Donetsk region.

The ministry also said it continued to strike Ukrainian ports and vessels, including facilities for loading, unloading, and storing fuel and military supplies at the ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk.

In a statement released late Sunday, the ministry said that its air defense forces had intercepted and shot down 285 Ukrainian drones across multiple regions between 8:00 and 20:00 Moscow time.

The drones were downed over the Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk, Tula, Lipetsk, Ryazan, Oryol, Kaluga regions, and the Moscow area, the ministry said.

It also reported that Russian forces had carried out airstrikes on a thermal power plant and seven electrical substations in Ukraine, and struck a natural gas field infrastructure in Sumy Oblast with drones.

Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Sunday that 231 combat engagements took place along the front lines over the past day, with Ukrainian forces repelling Russian attacks in multiple directions.

It also said that Ukrainian air, missile, and artillery units struck eight Russian troop concentrations, four artillery systems, and four drone command posts.