MOSCOW, December 24. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the community of Zarechnoye in the Zaporozhye Region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.
"Battlegroup East units kept advancing deep into the enemy’s defenses and liberated the settlement of Zarechnoye in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said in a statement.
The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,420 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 175 troops and three armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, about 210 troops and 10 armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and over 220 troops and two foreign-made armored personnel carriers in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.
During the last 24-hour period, the Ukrainian army also lost over 500 troops and eight armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup Center, roughly 245 troops and two artillery guns in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup East and over 70 troops and 16 motor vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup Dnepr, the latest figures show.
