MOSCOW, March 29. /TASS/. The Russian armed forces have liberated Panteleymonovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Shcherbaki in the Zaporozhye Region, the Defense Ministry reported.
"The battlegroup South has liberated the settlement of Panteleymonovka in the Donetsk People's Republic. <...> The battlegroup Dnepr has liberated the settlement of Shcherbaki in the Zaporozhye Region," the statement said.
Russian air defenses also shot down a JDAM bomb, a US-made HIMARS rocket and 73 Ukrainian drones over the past 24 hours, the ministry added.
TASS has compiled the main information about the special operation progress over the past 24 hours.
Failed Ukrainian attack on Belgorod Region
The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 185 servicemen in the Belgorod area over the day, the ministry reported.
"In the Belgorod area, the battlegroup North defeated the manpower and equipment of eight Ukrainian brigades near the settlements of Krasnopolye, Ugroyedy, Prokhody and Miropolskoye in the Kharkov Region. The enemy lost up to 185 servicemen," the statement said.
The Ukrainian military also lost two armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, three field artillery guns, an Israel-made Rada radar station and a Nota electronic warfare station, the ministry added.
Battlegroup Center
Russia’s battlegroup Center has wiped out more than 480 Ukrainian servicemen over the past 24 hours, the military said.
"The enemy lost up over 480 servicemen, two tanks, six armored combat vehicles, five vehicles and three field artillery guns, including a US-made 105 mm M101 howitzer," the statement emphasized.
Battlegroup West
Russia’s battlegroup West has defeated the manpower and equipment of five Ukrainian brigades over the day, eliminating up to 210 enemy servicemen, the ministry said.
"The enemy lost up to 210 servicemen, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, six vehicles, four field artillery guns, as well as two electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot," the statement pointed out.
Battlegroup East
Russia’s battlegroup East has wiped out up to 150 Ukrainian troops over the past 24 hours, the military said.
"The enemy lost up to 150 servicemen, three vehicles, three field artillery guns, as well as an ammunition depot," the statement noted.
Battlegroup South
Russia’s battlegroup South has eliminated out up to 300 Ukrainian troops over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry reported.
"The enemy lost up to 300 servicemen, a tank, a US-made HMMWV truck, five vehicles, as well as an ammunition depot," the statement said.
Developments over day
Russian servicemen hit infrastructure facilities of Ukrainian military airfields, a drone assembly shop, storage sites and control posts over the day, the ministry said.
"Russian servicemen hit infrastructure facilities of enemy military airfields, a drone assembly shop, storage sites and control posts, ammunition depots, as well as accumulations of enemy manpower and equipment in 148 areas," the statement noted.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the Russian Armed Forces destoyed 660 enemy jets, 283 helicopters, 48,952 drones, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,569 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,532 multiple rocket launchers, 23,064 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 33,499 special military vehicles.