MOSCOW, December 2. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the communities of Zelyony Gai and Dobropolye in the Zaporozhye Region along with Volchansk in the Kharkov Region and Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People’s Republic in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.

"Battlegroup North units liberated the city of Volchansk in the Kharkov Region <…>. Battlegroup East units liberated the settlements of Zelyony Gai and Dobropolye in the Zaporozhye Region through active operations <…>. Battlegroup Center units completed the liberation of the city of Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said in a statement.

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,400 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 205 troops and two artillery guns in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, roughly 235 troops and three armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and more than 120 troops and four armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.