MOSCOW, June 18. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the community of Rai-Aleksandrovka in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

"Battlegroup South units liberated the settlement of Rai-Aleksandrovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic through active and decisive operations," the ministry said in a statement.

Kiev loses 1,360 troops along engagement line in past day - latest figures

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,360 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 195 troops and 12 motor vehicles in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, roughly 210 troops and two armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and more than 165 troops and a Grad multiple rocket launcher in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.