Ukrainian border guards killed nearly 300 Russian troops and wounded approximately the same number over the past week.
Ukrainian State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii Demchenko announced the figures during a briefing at Ukrinform.
"Using both artillery and unmanned aerial vehicles, border guards are repelling assault groups that are trying to advance toward our forward positions, as well as those reaching the line of our state border. Overall, during the past week, 292 occupiers were eliminated, while another 293 Russian servicemen were wounded," he said.
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In addition, 11 Russian soldiers were taken prisoner. According to Demchenko, they were captured in the Kharkiv region.
