Ukraine loses nearly 1,280 servicemen along engagement line over past day

MOSCOW, January 7. /TASS/. The Ukrainian army lost about 1,280 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.

In the area of responsibility of Russia’s Battlegroup North, Ukraine’s losses amounted to up to 160 servicemen and 17 vehicles. In the area of responsibility of Battlegroup West, the Kiev forces lost up to 190 servicemen, 2 armored vehicles, and 14 cars. In the area of responsibility of the Battlegroup South, the Ukrainian army lost over 190 servicemen, 7 combat armored vehicles and 14 cars.

Ukraine’s losses in the area of responsibility of Battlegroup Center over the past day amounted to more than 425 servicemen, a Leopard tank made in Germany, 9 combat armored vehicles and 11 cars. In the area of responsibility of the Battlegroup East, the Ukrainian army lost more than 270 military personnel, an armored personnel carrier, 4 combat armored vehicles, 13 cars, and in the area of responsibility of the Battlegroup Dnepr, Ukraine’s losses amounted to up to 45 Ukrainian servicemen, a combat armored vehicle, and 11 cars.

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