MOSCOW, December 16. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the community of Novoplatonovka in the Kharkov 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 Novoplatonovka in the Kharkov Region through active operations," the ministry said in a statement.
The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,520 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 250 troops and a multiple rocket launcher in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, more than 220 troops and four armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and roughly 200 troops and four armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.
During the last 24-hour period, the Ukrainian army also lost over 505 troops and four armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup Center, more than 295 troops, two tanks and two armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup East and roughly 50 troops and six artillery guns in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup Dnepr, the latest figures show.
