MOSCOW, November 14. /TASS/. Russian troops from the Battlegroup East have liberated Tersyanka in the Zaporozhye Region, the Defense Ministry said.
"Units of the Battlegroup East advanced deep into enemy defenses and liberated the settlement of Tersyanka in the Zaporozhye Region through active combat operations," the ministry reported.
Troops from the Battlegroup East cleared more than 300 buildings while liberating the settlement, the ministry noted. "Assault units of the Battlegroup East’s 29th Combined Arms Army’s 36th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade liberated the settlement of Tersyanka in the Zaporozhye Region, taking control of a major fortified enemy defensive area covering more than 10 square kilometers and clearing more than 300 buildings," the ministry said.
It added that enemy personnel losses in the fighting for the settlement exceeded the equivalent of two platoons. Seven armored combat vehicles, six automobiles, 22 ground robotic systems and more than 70 heavy Baba-Yaga-type hexacopters were destroyed.
"The liberation of Tersyanka enabled units of the Battlegroup East to expand the area under their control in the Zaporozhye Region and take up new positions, creating ground for the battlegroup to advance further," the ministry stated.
Ukrainian losses
According to the report, the Ukrainian armed forces lost about 1,085 troops in the special military operation zone over the past 24 hours as a result of operations by Russian battlegroups.
The ministry said the Ukrainian army lost more than 175 troops in the area of responsibility of the Battlegroup North. More than 200 troops were eliminated by the Battlegroup West, up to 130 by the Battlegroup South and more than 335 by the Battlegroup Center. Ukrainian forces also lost more than 215 troops in the Battlegroup East sector and up to 30 in the Battlegroup Dnepr area.
The Russian military also struck energy and transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian armed forces.
"The Russian Armed Forces’ battlegroups used operational-tactical aircraft, attack drones, missile troops and artillery to strike energy and transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian army, as well as drone production workshops, drone storage and launch sites, ammunition depots and temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian armed formations in 142 areas," the ministry said.
According to the report, Russian forces have destroyed 674 warplanes, 284 helicopters, 287,451 unmanned aerial vehicles, 672 surface-to-air missile systems, 31,641 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,796 multiple rocket launchers, 36,927 field artillery guns and mortars, and 77,177 special-purpose military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation.
Air defenses
Russian air defenses shot down 231 fixed-wing drones of the Ukrainian armed forces over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry said.