MOSCOW, August 12. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the community of Vodyanoye in the Kharkov Region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

"Battlegroup North units took control of the settlement of Vodyanoye in the Kharkov Region through decisive operations," the ministry said in a statement.

Kiev loses 1,345 troops along engagement line in past day - latest figures

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,345 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 210 troops and an armored combat vehicle in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, more than 220 troops and three armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and roughly 195 troops and three armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.