MOSCOW, October 4. /TASS/. Units of Russia’s Battlegroup Center advanced in the northern and central parts of the city of Dobropolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"In the settlement of Dobropolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, assault groups of the 51st Army advanced in the northern and central parts of the city. Marine units completed clearing residential areas in the eastern parts of the city and continued their advance in its northern part," the ministry said.

The ministry added that 53 buildings were liberated in Dobropolye over the past day, with up to 20 Ukrainian troops eliminated.