The Ukrainian army stopped Russian soldiers from advancing in the directions of Slovyansk, Verkhnokamyanske, Zaytseve and Blahodatny.
The dismissed Russian commanders include leaders from Moscow's Eastern and Western Military Districts.
On Wednesday, Kharkiv was hit by Russian missiles launched from Belgorod. A civilian industrial facility was reportedly damaged in the strike.
Andrey Melnichenko reportedly has a net worth of $27 billion.
Kyiv's officials also said the country's military forced Moscow's troops to retreat, with losses, on the Kharkiv, Avdiivka, and Bakhmut fronts.
The statement added Kyiv's marines destroyed two Russian tanks, two armored combat vehicles and two vehicles, and damaged seven more enemy vehicles.
The head of the Luhansk Oblast Military Administration said the decaying bodies are now seeping into the region's drinking water, leading people who drink water from the wells to develop an infection.
Before striking the Ilovaisk facility, Kyiv's forces hit another Russian ammunition depot in Brylivka, Pravda reported.
The disguised Russian soldiers reportedly wore the field uniform of the Ukrainian army when they attacked in the Avdiivka direction.
The number of casualties brings the total military personnel loss for Russia to more than 40,000.
The map shows a major chunk of Ukrainian territory under the Russian Federation, and Ukraine is left with just Kyiv.
High precision missile strikes were reportedly carried out on the Antonivka Road Bridge.
The Ukrainian military regained access to the villages of Andriyivka and Lozove from Russian invasion forces.
The SSU destroyed three Russian T-72s, battle tanks commonly used by the Soviet Union in the 1970s.
Consuming contaminated drinking water can cause dysentery and cholera.
According to U.K.’s Ministry of Defense, Ukraine’s anti-ship missiles are limiting the effectiveness of Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet.
A Russian combat veteran said he only joined the war in Ukraine to "earn money."
Melitopol was one of the first Ukrainian cities to fall within a week of Russia's invasion.
Kyrgyz citizens are being recruited under the guise of recruiting workers to protect "industrial facilities in remote regions of Russia," a report said.
Russian soldiers who refuse to participate in the war are being held in basements and garages in the town of Bryanka.
The Ukrainian army has now killed more than 39,500 Russian soldiers since the war began in February.
Russian private military companies reportedly began recruiting Belarusian fighters this month.
