MOSCOW, March 24. /TASS/. The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 360 military personnel, two tanks, and five armored combat vehicles in the Avdeyevka direction per day, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.
"The enemy lost up to 360 military personnel, two tanks, five armored combat vehicles and nine cars. During the counter-battery battle, the following were hit: a US-made M777 howitzer, an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer, two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems and a D-30 howitzer," the ministry said.
Donetsk area
The Ukrainian military lost up to 300 troops, a US-manufactured M113 armored personnel carrier and an M119 howitzer in the Donetsk area over the past day, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.
"In the Donetsk direction, after active fighting the Battlegroup South units took more advantageous positions, defeated the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Kleshcheyevka, Krasnoye and Kurdyumovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, and also repelled a counterattack by formations of the 80th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces in the area of the settlement "Krasnogorovka, Donetsk People's Republic. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 300 military personnel, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, 3 vehicles, a US-made M119 howitzer, a D-30 towed gun and a field ammunition depot," the statement said.
Kharkov region
The Russian military destroyed up to 40 servicemen of the Ukrainian armed forces, as well as Vampire and Mars multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) in Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
"In the Belgorod direction, Russian units continue to carry out measures to identify and destroy sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Ukrainian armed forces in the border regions of Ukraine. As a result of fire damage to manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces in the areas of the settlements of Potikhonovo and Zemlyanka of the Kharkov region, up to 40 military personnel as well as Czech-made RM-70 Vampire multiple rocket launcher and Germany-made Mars Mars multiple launch rocket system were destroyed," the ministry said.
South Donetsk direction
The Battlegroup East forces have improved the tactical position in the South Donetsk direction, the Ukrainian army lost up to 140 military personnel over the last 24 hours, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.
"In the South Donetsk direction, forces of the Battlegroup East improved the tactical situation and inflicted fire defeat on the formations of the 31st brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the area of the village of Urozhaynoye, Donetsk People’s Republic. According to the ministry, enemy losses amounted to up to 140 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, five cars, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled howitzer and a Rapra anti-tank gun," the report says.
Kupyansk direction
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kupyansk direction reached 140 servicemen and the M777 artillery system over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
"In the Kupyansk direction, units of the Battlegroup West defeated the manpower and equipment of the 14th, 32nd mechanized and 57th motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, the Kharkov region and Terny, Donetsk People's Republic, and also repelled three enemy counterattacks. The losses of Ukrainian armed forces consisted of up to 140 military personnel, a tank, two pickup trucks, a US-made M777 artillery system, an Msta-B howitzer and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems," the ministry said.