Russian troops destroy command staff of several Ukrainian army brigades near Donetsk

Russian troops destroyed a command post with commanders of several Ukrainian army brigades near Donetsk, Yan Gagin, adviser to the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), told TASS on Friday.

"Near Donetsk, our Aerospace Forces destroyed an enemy command post in a precision strike," he said.

Among those killed in the command post, there were "representatives of the command staff of several [Ukrainian army] brigades deployed to that frontline area," he specified.