In "precise strikes" in eastern Ukraine, Russia has boasted that its troops have killed "up to 80" Polish militants.
At the same time, the eastern city of Severodonetsk had been totally seized by Russian forces.
In a statement released on Saturday, the Russian defence ministry said that "precise strikes on the Megatex zinc production in Konstantinovka" had resulted in the destruction of up to 80 Polish mercenaries, 20 armoured battle vehicles, and eight Grad multiple rocket launchers.
Another development is that Russia has stated that Polish flags cannot be displayed on Russian monuments.
This was stated by the administration of President Vladimir Putin as the Polish flag was being taken down from the monument honouring the hundreds of Poles who were slaughtered by the Soviet Union.
As a result of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, tensions between Russia and Poland have risen.
The removal of the flag from the Katyn memorial in western Russia was confirmed by Andrei Borisov, the mayor of Smolensk.
Polish flags are not permitted on Russian monuments. Even less so in light of the overtly anti-Russian remarks made by Polish political figures, according to Borisov on the social media site VKontakte.
He supported the removal of the Polish flag by the Russian Government of Culture, saying that the ministry "took the right decision." Russian memorial Katyn.
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