MOSCOW, October 8. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the settlement of Novogrigorovka in the Zaporozhye Region over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.

"Battlegroup East units liberated the settlement of Novogrigorovka in the Zaporozhye Region through decisive operations," the ministry said in a statement.

Kiev loses 1,500 troops along engagement line in past day – latest figures

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,500 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 roughly 220 troops and two armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, about 225 troops and seven armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and around 155 troops, a tank and five armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.