Ukraine lost up to 635 soldiers in clashes with Russia's Battlegroup Yug in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Thursday.
"The enemy lost up to 635 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, six vehicles [among other military losses in clashes with Battlegroup Yug over the past 24 hours]," the MoD said in a statement, adding that the battlegroup also repelled one Ukrainian counterattack.
Battlegroup Tsentr repelled four counterattacks in the DPR and Kiev lost up to 345 soldiers, while Ukraine lost up to 155 soldiers in fights with the Russian Battlegroup Vostok.
In battles with Battlegroup Zapad, Kiev lost up to 450 soldiers, the ministry said, adding that Battlegroup Sever repelled eight counterattacks and Ukraine lost up to 305 soldiers over the same period.