MOSCOW, October 29. /TASS/. Russia’s battlegroup West repulsed two Ukrainian attacks in the Kupyansk area over the past 24 hours, the enemy's losses amounted to up to 165 servicemen, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

"The losses of the enemy amounted to up to 165 servicemen and two pickup trucks," the statement said.

The ministry added that the Russian forces repelled two attacks of the Ukrainian 4th and 43rd mechanized brigades near Sinkovka of the Kharkov Region and Nadiya of the Lugansk People’s Republic.