MOSCOW, March 9. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the settlement of Golubovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in the past few days, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"Units of Battlegroup South have liberated the settlement of Golubovka in the Donetsk People's Republic as a result of active actions," the report said.

Russian troops damaged energy infrastructure facilities supplying the Ukrainian army, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts, in 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"Operational tactical aviation, combat drones, missile forces, and artillery of the groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed energy infrastructure facilities supplying the Ukrainian army, places of preparation and launch of long-range combat drones, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas," the report said.

Units of the Ukrainian army lost about 1,325 servicemen in one day as a result of actions of Russian groups of troops in the area of the special military operation, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.