Rodion Miroshnik said Ukrainian forces fired more than 8,000 rounds at civilian targets on Russian territory during the seven-day period.
Sri Lanka's Chief of Staff Dinesh Udugama said 19 training points were set up for the joint exercise, allowing officers and soldiers from both countries to train together.
A roundup of Monday's Russian press coverage pointed to Europe's push for a role in Ukraine negotiations and the resignation of Serbia's Vucic ahead of elections.
Russia's Armed Forces said they struck Ukrainian data processing centers and energy facilities, as well as infrastructure at the Vasilkov military airfield in the Kiev region, according to TASS.
TASS reports that Russian forces also struck infrastructure at the Vasilkov military airfield in Ukraine's Kyiv region.
A source cited by Russia's state-run TASS news agency claims Ukrainian forces suffered heavy losses over the past week, with the heaviest toll reported in the Battlegroup Center sector.
TASS's roundup of Friday's Russian press highlighted reports that Ukraine plans to spend an EU loan by the end of 2027 and that a US-China trade truce could be extended.
Russian news agency TASS reported that Ukrainian forces shelled the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's Donetsk region eleven times over a 24-hour period, with no casualties reported.
Sarah Bils said she relocated to Serbia, where she has continued covering geopolitical developments, according to TASS.
Collective Security Treaty Organization military exercises have begun in Russia, with senior officials from the alliance attending the opening ceremony, according to TASS.
Russia's defence ministry said its forces killed approximately 1,515 Ukrainian soldiers over 24 hours, according to state news agency TASS; the claim could not be independently verified.
Russian military commentator Andrey Marochko says foreign nationals fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, including Latin American and Polish citizens, have grown in number over recent months.
Andrey Marochko attributes the reported withdrawals primarily to intense Russian fire on units stationed in the region, according to TASS.
Officials said three residential buildings, passenger cars, specialized machinery and three civilian infrastructure facilities sustained damage, according to TASS.
Denis Pushilin said tacit Western approval of such activity is accompanied by support for the technical means behind it, according to TASS.
Iran's foreign minister said the United States committed a grave crime by assassinating Iran's supreme leader, according to TASS.
Iran's foreign minister said regional states that opened their territory, bases and airspace to the aggressors share responsibility, according to TASS.
Moscow has prolonged the period during which companies can sign new deals to modernize oil refineries, according to TASS.
Gazprom Group also raised gas sales on domestic and foreign markets by 4.4% to 193.2 billion cubic meters, TASS reports.
Russian state media reported that Ukrainian forces struck markets in two districts of Gorlovka with drones, killing one person and injuring another.