Russian forces launched a strike on the venue of a meeting of Ukrainian military and security service command staff representatives, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
Ukraine has lost up to 380 soldiers in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Over the given period, the Russian forces have repelled seven attacks and counterattacks in the Avdeyevka area, the ministry said.
"Enemy losses amounted up to 380 military personnel, two armored fighting vehicles, including a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier and four vehicles [in the Donetsk area]," the ministry said in a statement.
Ukraine has also lost up to 295 soldiers in the Avdeyevka area and over 130 soldiers in the South Donetsk area, the ministry added.