MOSCOW, June 19. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the community of Novonikolayevka in the Donetsk region over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.
"Battlegroup Center units advanced deep into the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlement of Novonikolayevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said in a statement.
The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,365 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours, according to the latest data on the special military operation in Ukraine released by Russia’s Defense Ministry.
The latest figures show that the Ukrainian army lost over 220 troops and an armored combat vehicle in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, more than 200 troops and a US-made howitzer in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and roughly 205 troops and two artillery weapons in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.
During the last 24-hour period, the Ukrainian army also lost roughly 460 troops and seven armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup Center, about 195 troops and two armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup East and around 85 troops, a jamming station and an ammunition depot in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup Dnepr, the latest figures show.
