 Russian armed forces have entered the village of Veseloy in eastern Donetsk region's Bakhmat district. Russian Ministry of Defense has said in a statement. A large-scale attack has been taking place in the village located north of Soldar city since December 2023. Further attacks have also been launched in the direction of Kleshyevka and Andiyevka villages. With aviation and artillery strikes, the positions and equipment of the 22nd, 42nd and 93rd mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces in these villages and the surrounding areas have been hit. The Russian Defense Ministry reported, some 260 military personnel of the Ukrainian army were killed in the last day in battles for the residential areas of Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, according to the statement by the Russian Southern Military Group. In addition, a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles and 17 vehicles have been disabled. Three US-made M777 artillery systems, Paladin and Gvastika self-propelled artillery units, the 30 Howitzer were disabled as a result of a counter-battery fire.