MOSCOW, August 9. /TASS/. Ukrainian forces lost about 1,445 troops in the special military operation zone over the past 24 hours as a result of operations by Russian battlegroups, the Defense Ministry said.

According to the report, Ukrainian losses amounted to up to 285 troops in the area of responsibility of the Battlegroup North and more than 210 in that of the Battlegroup West. The Battlegroups South and Center inflicted losses of up to 190 and more than 345 troops, respectively.

Ukrainian forces also lost up to 370 troops in the responsibility zone of the Battlegroup East and more than 45 in that of the Battlegroup Dnepr.