MOSCOW, September 23. /TASS/. Russian forces repelled eight Ukrainian attacks near Rabotino and Verbovoye in the Zaporozhye direction in the past week, eliminating at least 515 Ukrainian soldiers there, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

In battles in the Zaporozhye area, more than 515 Ukrainian soldiers, 24 armored combat vehicles and 19 cars were wiped out, the ministry specified in a report. in addition, 35 enemy field guns were destroyed in counter-battery fire.