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Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Monday dismissed accusations of "treason" in connection with his refusal to activate the Starlink satellite network over Crimea to aid Ukraines attack on Russias fleet.

Ukrainian troops tried to advance with tanks and armored combat vehicles near Opytnoye village, but suffered serious losses, Denis Pushilin, acting head of the Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR), said on his Telegram account.

Russian drones have hit a shipbuilding enterprise in Ukraine, where unmanned boats are assembled from imported components, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

It is dangerous and embarrassing for military personnel in Kiev to appear in the streets in uniform, as they may be mistaken for employees of military commissariats (territorial centers for recruitment), a captured Ukrainian soldier complained.

Russian armed forces shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 military helicopter, 24 drones and three HIMARS MLRS shells over the past 24 hours, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry stated on Monday.

The Ukrainian military lost over 400 soldiers in the Kupyansk and Donetsk directions in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

Russian air defense systems intercepted another Ukrainian aircraft-type drone over the Bryansk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

Russian air defense systems have shot down a Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship cruise missile and 27 drones over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

A Russian fighter jet has destroyed a Ukrainian drone over the Black Sea that tried to attack objects on the Russian territory, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Western instructors admit they have difficulties in training Ukrainian commanders who have already received basic training in Soviet times, a British news agency reported on Monday, citing Western military officers.