MOSCOW, March 29. /TASS/. The Russian troops liberated Kovsharovka settlement in the Kharkov Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Battlegroup West units liberated Kovsharovka settlement of the Kharkov Region as a result of decisive actions," the ministry informed.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost about 1,275 troops over the day in the zone of the Special Military Operation, the ministry added.