MOSCOW, January 9. /TASS/. Russian servicemen liberated five settlements over the past week, including Zelenoye in the Zaporozhye Region, the Defense Ministry reported.
"During the week, thanks to the coordinated actions by the battlegroup North, the settlement of Grabovskoye in the Sumy Region was taken under control. The battlegroup West advanced deep into the enemy's defenses in the Kharkov Region and took control of the settlement of Podoly. As a result of decisive actions by the battlegroup South, the settlement of Bondarnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated," the ministry said.
In addition, "the battlegroup East continued to advance deep into enemy defenses, liberating the settlements of Zelenoye in the Zaporozhye Region and Bratskoye in the Dnepropetrovsk Region over the week."
The ministry also revealed that Russian servicemen eliminated approximately 8,780 Ukrainian troops in the special military operation zone over the past week. According to its statement, Russia’s battlegroup North wiped out more than 1,285 Ukrainian servicemen, the battlegroup West eliminated over 1,330 enemy troops, the battlegroup South wiped out up more than 1,355 military, the battlegroup Center eliminated over 2,805 servicemen, the battlegroup East destroyed more than 1,680 troops, and the battlegroup Dnepr wiped out more than 325.
