(Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday its forces had repelled efforts by Ukrainian troops to advance in the Donetsk, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, inflicting what it described as significant losses against the enemy. The battlefield reports could not immediately be verified. Russia also said it was continuing air strikes on military and energy targets in Ukraine, using long-range precision-guided weapons. “The goals of the attacks have been reached. All the assigned targets have been neutralised,” the ministry said. Throughout the near eight-month conflict, Russian missiles have…