MOSCOW, July 7. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the community of Petro-Ivanovka in the Kharkov Region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

"Battlegroup North units improved their tactical position and took control of the settlement of Petro-Ivanovka in the Kharkov Region through decisive operations," the ministry said in a statement.

Kiev loses 1,540 troops along engagement line in past day - latest figures

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,540 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 205 troops and an armored combat vehicle in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, over 210 troops and three armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and more than 225 troops and an armored combat vehicle in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.