MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. The Russian military forces liberated the settlement of Arkhangelskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic in the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Center units have liberated the settlement of Arkhangelskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of successful combat actions," the report said.

Battlegroup East units have secured more advantageous lines and repelled the Ukrainian army’s attack

"Battlegroup East units have secured more advantageous lines, as well as hit troops and equipment of the 116th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army, the 102nd and 128th territorial defense brigades in the areas of settlements of Antonovka, Vodyanoye, Storozhevoye of the Donetsk People’s Republic and Gulyaipole of the Zaporozhye Region. An attack by the assault group of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army has been repelled near the settlement of Vladimirovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost up to 120 troops, five cars, two 122mm self-propelled Gvozdika artillery systems, a US-produced 105mm M119 weapon and a Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station, the ministry added.

Battlegroup South units have improved forefront position and defeated troops and equipment of two Ukrainian army’s brigades

"Battlegroup South units have improved their forefront position and defeated troops and equipment of the 79th air assault brigade of the Ukrainian army and the 116th territorial defense brigade in the areas of settlements of Ostroye and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic," the report said.

Battlegroup North units continue advancing deep into the Ukrainian army’s defense

"Battlegroup North units keep advancing deep into the enemy’s defense. Troops and equipment of the 57th infantry and 82nd air assault brigades of the Ukrainian army have been hit near the settlements of Yurchenkovo and Baksheyevka of the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.

"Two counterattacks were repelled near the settlements of Volchansk and Glubokoye of the Kharkov Region," the report said.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 220 troops in the area of the Russian Battlegroup North’s responsibility over the past 24 hours, with a Germany-produced SPG Panzerhaubitze 2000 eliminated, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"The Ukrainian army’s losses in the past 24 hours totaled up to 220 troops and three cars. Moreover, a Germany-made 155mm Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery system, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two 122m D-30 howitzers, a 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun, as well as Czech-made Vampire and Grad multiple launch rocket systems, were defeated," the ministry said.

Dnepr Battlegroup have defeated troops in the area of the settlement of Tyaginka of the Kherson Region and the island of Borshchevoy

"Dnepr Battlegroup units inflicted damage on personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 35th marine infantry brigade and the 123rd territorial defense brigade near the settlement of Tyaginka of the Kherson Region and the island of Borshchevoy. The Ukrainian army lost up to 50 troops, three cars, a US-produced 155mm M777 howitzer, as well as a 152mm D-20 howitzer," the ministry said.

Battlegroup Center units repelled three counterattacks by the Ukrainian army

"Three counterattacks by assault groups of the 142nd, 144th infantry, 47th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces were repelled near the settlements of Shumy, Netaylovo, Solovyovo of the Donetsk People’s Republic," the report said.

Moreover, the units of the 24th, 100th mechanized, 25th air assault brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces, the 241st territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Novosyolovka Pervaya, Yasnoborodovka, Zelyonoye Pole, Toretsk and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

The Ukrainian army lost up to 410 troops in the area of the Russian Battlegroup Center’s responsibility, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"The enemy’s losses reached up to 410 troops, three armored combat vehicles and two cars, as well as a 155mm M777 howitzer, a 152mm Giatsint-B artillery gun, a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, a 152mm MSTA-B howitzer, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, as well as a US-made 105mm M102 howitzer," the report said.

The Ukrainian army’s daily losses in the area of Russian Battlegroup West’s responsibility have reached 210 troops

"The Ukrainian army has lost up to 210 troops, two armored combat vehicles and three cars, as well as a 152mm D-20 howitzer, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer," the report said.

"Battlegroup West units have secured more advantageous lines, as well as defeated units of the 241st territorial defense brigade near the settlement of Stepovaya Novosyolovka of the Kharkov Region," the report said.

Military forces have hit a temporary deployment site of foreign mercenaries

"Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces have defeated a temporary deployment site of foreign mercenaries, troops and military equipment of the enemy in 113 regions," the report said.

Air defense systems downed 25 drones, a Hammer aerial bomb, as well as three HARM anti-radar missiles

"Air defense systems have downed 25 drones, a France-produced Hammer guided aerial bomb, as well as three US-produced HARM anti-radar missiles," the ministry said.