MOSCOW, January 31. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated two communities in the Zaporozhye Region and the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Center units liberated the settlement of Toretskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic through active operations. <…> Battlegroup East units advanced deeper into the enemy’s defenses and liberated the settlement of Petrovka in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said in a statement.

Kiev loses 1,205 troops along engagement line in past day - latest figures

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,205 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 90 troops and a jamming station in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, more than 150 troops and five armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and roughly 130 troops and a German-made infantry fighting vehicle in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.