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Ukrainian Military Casualties Above 5,600 Over Past Week - Russian MoD

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's aviation and air defense systems have downed four Ukrainian warplanes and one helicopter over the past week, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Ukraine has lost over 5,600 troops over the past week in various directions, the Russian Defense Ministry has revealed.
"During the week, Russian troops repelled 36 attacks [in the Donetsk direction], and the enemy lost up to 2385 Ukrainian servicemen, 30 tanks and other armored vehicles, 75 vehicles and 21 field artillery pieces," the ministry said in a statement.
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The ministry also said that the Ukrainian military has suffered up to 1,025 casualties in the South Donetsk direction during the past seven days.
"As a result of the selfless and competent actions of the military personnel of the Zaporizhzhia grouping of forces, all [44] enemy attacks were repelled. Over 960 Ukrainian military personnel, 24 armored combat vehicles of various modifications, 28 vehicles and 45 field artillery pieces were destroyed in a week," the military said, adding that Kiev lost over 1,000 soldiers in Kupyansk and Krasnyi Lyman directions.
Moreover, four Ukrainian warplanes and one helicopter were downed by Russia's aviation and air defense systems over the past week.
In total, 281 Ukrainian drones, as well as 29 aircraft-type drones in Russia’s western regions, have been destroyed over the past week, the ministry stated.
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