MOSCOW, November 18. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the community of Novoalekseyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Monday.

"Battlegroup Center units liberated the settlement of Novoalekseyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of active and decisive operations," the ministry said in a statement.

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts 50 casualties on Ukrainian army in Kharkov area

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 50 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility in the Kharkov Region over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Kharkov direction, Battlegroup North units inflicted losses on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 57th motorized infantry brigade and the 5th border guard detachment of Ukraine’s Border Guard Service near the settlements of Volchansk, Basovo and Kazachya Lopan in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost as many as 50 personnel and two motor vehicles in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts 450 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 450 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three US-made artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup West units improved their tactical position and inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 28th, 60th, 63rd, 67th and 116th mechanized and 119th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Zagryzovo, Kupyansk and Glushkovka in the Kharkov Region, Krasny Liman and Torskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled three counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 14th mechanized and 1st National Guard brigades," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 450 personnel, an armored combat vehicle, six motor vehicles, a Polish-manufactured 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery gun, a 155mm M198 howitzer and two 105mm M119 artillery guns of US manufacture, a 122mm Gvozdika motorized artillery system and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, it specified.

In addition, Russian troops destroyed two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations and two field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts 695 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 695 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two US-made artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup South units improved their frontline positions and inflicted casualties on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 54th mechanized, 10th mountain assault, 81st airmobile, 79th air assault and 124th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Seversk, Dronovka, Andreyevka, Annovka, Dachnoye and Kurakhovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repulsed two counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 46th airmobile brigade," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 695 personnel, two tanks, two armored personnel carriers, an armored combat vehicle, 12 motor vehicles, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, four 152mm D-20 howitzers, a 122mm D-30 howitzer and two US-made 105mm M119 artillery guns, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed two electronic warfare stations and six field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army over the past 24 hours, it said.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts over 500 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 500 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed a US-made armored vehicle in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

Over the past 24 hours, Battlegroup Center units "inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 54th and 100th mechanized, 142nd infantry and 116th territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Dzerzhinsk, Voznesenka and Ukrainka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled 11 counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 23rd and 151st mechanized, 71st and 152nd jaeger brigades and the Lyut assault brigade of Ukraine’s national police," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours totaled more than 500 personnel, an M113 armored personnel carrier and a 155mm M777 howitzer of US manufacture, a pickup truck, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, a 122mm Gvozdika motorized artillery system, two 122mm D-30 howitzers and two 100mm Rapira anti-tank guns, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts 135 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 135 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup East units gained more advantageous lines and positions and inflicted losses on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 33rd mechanized, 37th marine infantry, 123rd and 129th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Zelyonoye Pole, Ulakly, Konstantinopol and Velikaya Novosyolka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled a counterattack by formations of the Ukrainian army’s 32nd mechanized brigade," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 135 personnel, an armored combat vehicle, two motor vehicles, a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, a 155mm M777 howitzer and a HIMARS multiple rocket launcher of US manufacture, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 70 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 70 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed a US-made counterbattery radar station in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 31st, 110th and 118th mechanized, 103rd and 126th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Malaya Tokmachka and Novodanilovka in the Zaporozhye Region, Blakitnoye, Olgovka and Nikolskoye in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 70 personnel, four motor vehicles, six electronic warfare stations and a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar station, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed a field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russian forces strike Ukrainian military airfields, energy sites over past day

Russian forces struck Ukrainian military airfields and energy facilities of Ukraine’s military-industrial sector over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck infrastructure of military airfields, power facilities of the Ukrainian military-industrial sector, training sites of UAV operators and warehouses of unmanned aerial vehicles, and also massed enemy manpower and military equipment in 135 areas," it said.

Russian air defenses destroy 106 Ukrainian UAVs, four smart bombs over past day

Russian air defense forces shot down 106 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and four Hammer smart bombs over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Air defense capabilities shot down four French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, four rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 106 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.

Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 648 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 36,174 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 surface-to-air missile systems, 19,369 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,490 multiple rocket launchers, 18,125 field artillery guns and mortars and 28,492 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.