MOSCOW, September 30. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated two communities in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.
"Battlegroup West units liberated the settlement of Kirovsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of decisive operations… Battlegroup South units liberated the settlement of Seversk Maly in the Donetsk People’s Republic through decisive operations," the ministry said in a statement.
The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,600 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 180 troops and an armored combat vehicle in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, more than 250 troops, a tank and two armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and roughly 245 troops and three armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.
During the last 24-hour period, the Ukrainian army also lost roughly 540 troops and four armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup Center, over 320 troops and an armored combat vehicle in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup East and around 65 troops and an armored combat vehicle in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup Dnepr, the latest figures show.
