MOSCOW, June 16. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the community of Novy Donbass in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Center units liberated the settlement of Novy Donbass in the Donetsk People’s Republic in active offensive operations," the ministry said in a statement.

Kiev loses 1,330 troops along engagement line in past day - latest figures

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,330 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 roughly 210 troops and a tank in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, more than 210 troops and five armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and roughly 165 troops and seven armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.