MOSCOW, June 30. /TASS/. The Russian army has liberated Spornoye and Novoaleksandrovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"Units of Battlegroup South have liberated the settlement of Spornoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of active actions. <…> Units of Battlegroup Center have liberated the settlement of Novoaleksandrovka as a result of successful actions," the report said.

Russia’s army has hit a railway train carrying arms, military equipment and troops of Ukraine's 117th brigade during unloading, the Defense Ministry reported.

"Operational-tactical aviation, drones, missile forces and artillery of groups of the Russian armed forces hit during unloading a railway train carrying arms, military equipment and troops of Ukraine's 117th brigade, as well as the enemy’s troops and military equipment in 127 regions," the report said.

Units of the Russian army’s Battlegroup Center repelled five counterattacks by the Ukrainian military in the past 24 hours, the ministry noted.

"Over the past 24 hours five counterattacks by assault groups of the 24th, 31st, 41st mechanized and 68th jaeger brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces were repelled," according to the report.

The Ukrainian army lost up to 370 troops in the Russian Battlegroup Center’s responsibility area, the ministry said.

"The enemy’s losses amounted up to 370 troops, eight cars, a US-manufactured 155mm M777 howitzer, a 152mm 2А65 Msta-B howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, two 100mm Rapira anti-tank guns and a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counterbattery radar," the report said.

The units of Russia’s Battlegroup Center improved their tactical position and hit the formations of four brigades of the Ukrainian army and a brigade of Ukraine’s national guard over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry reported.

"Units of Battlegroup Center <…> have improved the tactical position, inflicted damage on formations of the 23rd, 47th mechanized, 95th air assault, 59th infantry brigades of the Ukrainian army and the 2nd brigade of the national guard in areas of the settlements of Toretsk, Kirovo, Mikhailovka, Novgorodskoye, Volchye, Shevchenko, Sokol, Vishnyovoye of the Donetsk People’s Republic," the report said.

The Ukrainian army lost up to 285 troops, a tank and a Grad multiple rocket launcher, as well as an armament depot, in 24 hours as a result of actions by Russia’s Battlegroup North, the ministry said.

"Units of Battlegroup North have inflicted damage on troops and equipment of the 41st mechanized, 57th mechanized infantry, 71st infantry brigades of the Ukrainian army, the 34th marine brigade, the 125th, 127th territorial defense brigades and the 13th national guard brigade near the settlements of Neskuchnoye, Staritsa, Vesyoloye, Ternovaya, Zhovtnevoye, Volchansk and Liptsy of the Kharkov Region," according to the ministry.

The enemy lost up to 285 troops, a tank, five cars, a US-manufactured 155mm М109 Paladin howitzer, two US-made 155mm М777 howitzers, a 152mm D-20 weapon, a 100mm MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun and a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, the ministry noted, adding that an armament depot of the 57th mechanized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian army has also been destroyed.

Russia’s Battlegroup West delivered defeat on brigades of the Ukrainian army and Azov (outlawed in Russia) and repelled two counterattacks, with the enemy having lost up to 515 troops, the Defense Ministry reported.

"Units of Battlegroup West took more advantageous positions, inflicted damage on formations of the 14th, 43rd mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces, the 1st national guard brigade and the 12th special operations brigade Azov near the settlements of Sinkovka, Petropavlovka of the Kharkov Region, Grigorovka, Serebryanka of the Donetsk People’s Republic and Chervonaya Dibrova of the Lugansk People’s Republic. Two attacks by assault groups of the 110th territorial defense were repelled. The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 515 troops, two armored combat vehicles and four cars in 24 hours," the ministry said, adding that a UK-made 155mm AS-90 Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, two US-made 155mm M777 howitzers, a 122mm 2C1 Gvozdika self-propelled system, a 152mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer and a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher were destroyed.

The Ukrainian army has employed the OPFOR battalion, with Russia’s Battlegroup South having repelled the attack in the area of its responsibility, the ministry reported.

"At attack by the assault group of the 214th OPFOR battalion of the Ukrainian armed forces have been repelled," the ministry said.

Units of Battlegroup East have taken more advantageous positions and inflicted damage to formations of three brigades of Ukrainian territorial defense, the Defense Ministry reported.

"Units of Battlegroup East have taken more advantageous positions and inflicted damage on troops and equipment of the 115th, 123rd, 128th territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Rovnopol, Vremevka, Novoukrainka and Velikaya Novoselka of the Donetsk People’s Republic. A counterattack by the assault group of the 123rd brigade of the enemy’s territorial defense has been repelled," the report said.

Ukraine’s armed forces lost up to 130 troops in the Russian Battlegroup East’s responsibility area over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry reported.

"Ukraine’s armed forces lost up to 130 troops, two armored combat vehicles, seven cars, a UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, a US-produced 155mm М198 howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, as well as two field ammunition depots," the report said.

Units of Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted damage on troops and equipment of three brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces, the Defense Ministry reported.

"Units of Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted damage on troops and equipment of the 35th marine brigade, 121st territorial defense brigade and the 22nd national guard brigade near the settlements of Ilyinka of the Dnepropetrovsk Region, Zolotaya Balka, Olgovka, Tyaginka of the Kherson Region," the report said.

The Ukrainian army lost up to 450 troops, two tanks and three armored fighting vehicles in the Russian Battlegroup South’s responsibility area in 24 hours, the ministry reported.

"Units of Battlegroup South have improved their frontline positions, as well as inflicted damage on troops and equipment of the 24th, 28th, 30th, 93rd mechanized, 56th motorized infantry, 46th airmobile, 79th air assault and 144th infantry brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces near the settlements of Vasyukovka, Kalinina, Chasov Yar, Kurdyumovka, Yelizavetovka, Katerinovka and Kukharovo of the Donetsk People’s Republic. The enemy lost up to 450 troops, two tanks, three armored combat vehicles and four cars," the ministry said, adding that two US-made 155mm M198 howitzers, four 152mm D-20 weapons, a 122mm 2C1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, four UK-made 105mm L-119 weapons, as well as an ordnance ammunition depot, were destroyed.

Ukraine’s armed forces lost up to 105 troops in the Russian Battlegroup Dnepr’s responsibility area in 24 hours, the Defense Ministry reported.

"The enemy’s losses amounted up to 105 troops, eight cars, two US-made 155mm M777 howitzers, a 122mm D-30 howitzer and a US-produced 105mm M119 weapon," the report said.

Russia’s air defenses destroyed 72 Ukrainian drones, two Neptune-MD missiles, three MALD air-launched decoy targets and nine HIMARS missiles in 24 hours - top brass, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"Air defense systems intercepted 72 Ukrainian drones, two Neptune-MD missiles, three US-manufactured MALD air-launched decoy targets and nine HIMARS missiles in 24," the ministry noted.

In all, the Russian forces have destroyed 616 Ukrainian warplanes, 276 helicopters, 26,968 unmanned aerial vehicles, 535 anti-aircraft missile systems, 16,463 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,361 multiple rocket launchers, 11,129 field artillery guns and mortars and 23,136 special military motor vehicles since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, the ministry added.