MOSCOW, July 4. /TASS/. Russian servicemen established control over Shiykovka, Novy Mir, Cherneshchina, and Druzhelyubovka in the Kharkov Region over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry reported.
"Units of the Battlegroup West have taken up more advantageous lines and positions. As a result of their decisive actions, control has been established over Shiykovka, Novy Mir, Cherneshchina, and Druzhelyubovka in the Kharkov Region," the statement said.
Russian troops also liberated Vasilevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past 24 hours, the ministry noted.
"Units of the Battlegroup Center have improved their tactical position and liberated the town of Vasilevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the report said.
According to the military, Ukraine has lost about 1,350 troops in the special military operation zone over the past 24 hours. According to the report, Russia’s battlegroup North wiped out more than 205 Ukrainian servicemen, the battlegroup West eliminated over 230 enemy troops, the battlegroup South wiped out up to 170 military, the battlegroup Center eliminated more than 310 servicemen, the battlegroup East destroyed over 375 troops, and the battlegroup Dnepr wiped out up to 60.
