MOSCOW, December 12. /TASS/. Russian troops have liberated the community of Zarya in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.

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

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts 65 casualties on Ukrainian army in Kharkov area

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 65 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy armored combat vehicle in its area of responsibility in the Kharkov Region over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup North units operating in the Kharkov direction inflicted losses on formations of a territorial defense brigade near the settlement of Volchansk in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 65 personnel and an armored fighting vehicle, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts 410 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 410 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy tank and six artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup West units improved their tactical position and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of an armored brigade, two mechanized brigades and an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian army, two territorial defense brigades and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Glushkovka, Zagryzovo, Lozovaya, Kupyansk and Zelyony Gai in the Kharkov Region and Terny in the Donetsk People’s Republic and in the area of the Serebryanka forestry. They repelled seven counterattacks by Ukrainian armed formations," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 410 personnel, a tank, a pickup truck, two US-made 105mm M119 artillery guns, a US-made 155mm M777 howitzer and a US-manufactured M198 howitzer, a 122mm Gvozdika motorized artillery system and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, it specified.

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

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts 295 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 295 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy armored fighting vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup South units kept moving deep into the enemy’s defenses and inflicted casualties on formations of two mechanized brigades and a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Minkovka, Chasov Yar, Ostrovskoye, Annovka, Uspenovka and Kurakhovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost as many as 295 personnel, two armored fighting vehicles and a pickup truck in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts 390 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 390 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy tank and six artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

During the last 24-hour period, Battlegroup Center units "inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade and a jaeger brigade of the Ukrainian army, a marine infantry brigade, a National Guard brigade and the Lyut assault brigade of Ukraine’s national police near the settlements of Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Mirolyubovka and Shevchenko in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled nine counterattacks by Ukrainian armed formations," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 390 personnel, a tank, two motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, a 122mm Gvozdika motorized artillery system and two 122mm D-30 howitzers, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts 150 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 150 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup East units improved their frontline positions and inflicted casualties on formations of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Velikaya Novosyolka, Storozhevoye, Razliv and Komar in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repulsed three counterattacks by enemy assault groups," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 150 personnel, two motor vehicles, two 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery systems, a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 35 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 35 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy howitzer in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of two territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Mikhailovka 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 35 personnel, two motor vehicles, a 122mm D-30 howitzer and an electronic warfare station, it said.

Russian forces hit Ukrainian attack UAV assembly workshop

Russian forces struck a Ukrainian attack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assembly workshop 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 a production workshop of attack unmanned aerial vehicles and amassed enemy manpower and military equipment in 137 areas," the ministry said.

Russian air defenses destroy 37 Ukrainian UAVs, four HIMARS rockets over past day

Russian air defense forces shot down 37 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and four US-made HIMARS rockets over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Air defense capabilities shot down four rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 37 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.

Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 649 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 37,596 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 surface-to-air missile systems, 19,730 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,500 multiple rocket launchers, 19,482 field artillery guns and mortars and 29,146 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.