The Russian military, which continues its invasion of Ukraine, announced on the 12th that it had taken control of a village in eastern Donetsk Oblast, and is expanding its area of control.
Meanwhile, in Russia, there has been a series of attacks by drones, and the Ukrainian side appears to be continuing its counterattack, with fires occurring at the refineries of major oil companies.
On the 12th, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had taken control of a village southwest of Audiivka in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, which it had taken control of last month.
Russian media reported that one of President Putin's close aides, First Deputy Director of the Presidential Administration Kiriyenko, visited Audiiivka and appealed for the expansion of the territory under his control.
Meanwhile, on the 12th, an organization of Russian volunteer soldiers opposed to the Putin regime and fighting on the side of Ukraine announced on social media that they had begun attacks by crossing the border from the Ukrainian side into Belgorod and Kursk oblasts in western Russia, which border the country. and claimed to have taken control of some villages.
In response, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that there was an attempted cross-border attack from the Ukrainian side, but it was repulsed by destroying tanks and other equipment.
Additionally, according to Russian media, there were drone attacks across Russia on the morning of the 12th, and in the western Nizhny Novgorod region, a refinery belonging to Lukoil, Russia's second-largest oil company, was attacked and a fire broke out. .
Reuters reported that half of the facility's production was halted due to this attack, and that ``the main refinery suffered severe damage,'' and it appears that the Ukrainian side is also continuing its counterattack.