MOSCOW, September 23. /TASS/. Ukraine’s armed forces lost about 1,630 soldiers in one day as a result of operations by Russian battlegroups in the zone of a special military operation, the Defense Ministry has said.
In the area of responsibility of the Battlegroup North the enemy lost more than 180 men, of the Battlegroup West - more than 230, of the Battlegroup South - up to 250, of the Battlegroup Center - more than 580, of the Battlegroup East - up to 330 and of the Battlegroup Dnepr - up to 60, respectively.
The Battlegroup North inflicted losses on Ukraine’s two mechanized brigades, Jaeger brigade, assault regiment, and territorial defense brigade near Solyaniki, Andreyevka, Pavlovka, Alekseyevka, and Varachino in the Sumy Region. On the Kharkov front, units of Ukraine’s mechanized infantry brigade and territorial defense brigade sustained losses near Volchansk and Bochkovo in the Kharkov Region. The Ukrainian forces lost six vehicles, an artillery piece, two electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition and materiel depots.
The Battlegroup West inflicted losses in manpower and materiel on three Ukrainian mechanized brigades and assault brigade near Boguslavka in the Kharkov Region and near Dibrova, Yampol, and Shandrigolovo in the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy lost four armored combat vehicles, 17 vehicles, and a US-made 155mm M198 howitzer. Two US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar stations, nine electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition depots were destroyed.
