Moscow: Russia’s Tsenter (Center) group of forces has eliminated over 450 Ukrainian military personnel over the past day, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday.
“[Russia’s Tsenter group of forces] repelled 12 counterattacks by formations of the Ukrainian armed forces. The enemy lost up to 450 servicepeople, two tanks, including German-made Leopard, three infantry fighting vehicles, including a US-made Bradley IFV,” the ministry said in a statement.
Russia’s Zapad (West) group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of three Ukrainian brigades and repulsed two counterattacks, eliminating more than 440 Ukrainian servicepeople, the ministry said.
Kiev has also lost up to 260 soldiers in battles with Russia’s Yug (South) group of forces, the ministry said, adding that Russia’s Eastern group of troops repelled a counterattack, with Ukrainian armed forces losing up to 160 servicepeople, the statement added.
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