MOSCOW, July 30. /TASS/. Russian troops struck deployment sites of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 156 areas over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.

"Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck the transport infrastructure used to support the Ukrainian army’s operations, a warehouse of robotic systems and temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 156 areas," the ministry said in a statement.

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,310 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours, according to the latest data released by Russia’s Defense Ministry.

The latest figures show that the Ukrainian army lost over 190 troops, a tank and an armored combat vehicle in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, more than 245 troops and two armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and roughly 200 troops and two Western-made artillery guns in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.

During the last 24-hour period, the Ukrainian army also lost roughly 410 troops and two armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup Center, over 210 troops and three armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup East and about 55 troops and four jamming stations in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup Dnepr, the latest figures show.