The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that units of the Russian 'Center' group of forces have taken control of the town of Biletskoye in Donetsk.

The Russian Defense Ministry said: 'On July 22, the assault units of the Center group of forces completed the liberation of Biletskoye.'

It added: 'Currently, the town is under the control of Russian forces, and measures are being taken to search for and eliminate Ukrainian soldiers hiding in building basements.'

The Russian Defense Ministry had announced on Wednesday the capture of the town of Blagodatnoye in Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine, as well as the consolidation of control over the town of Artelnoye in Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine.

On the other hand, the ministry announced on Thursday that it had carried out mass strikes using high-precision weapons during the night, targeting infrastructure facilities in the port of Odessa.

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The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement: 'Tonight, Russian forces continued to conduct mass strikes with precision-guided weapons launched from the air and from unmanned aerial vehicles.'

It added: 'As a result of the strikes targeting the port of Odessa, the port's infrastructure facilities used for unloading and storing military cargo were damaged.'

It continued: 'In addition, in the city of Odessa, drones targeted a workshop for producing components for drones intended for supply to Ukrainian forces, and a storage warehouse.'