Ukraine Loses Up to 5,080 Soldiers in Battles With Russia's Battlegroup Yug - MoD
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Battlegroup Yug eliminated up to 5,080 Ukrainian servicemen over the past week, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Friday.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 5,080 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 24 cars and 22 field artillery guns, the ministry said in a statement, adding that the Russian Battlegroup Yug has liberated the Maksimilyanovka village in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and repelled 23 counterattacks.
Battlegroup Tsentr repelled 59 counterattacks, eliminating up to 3,350 soldiers, while Battlegroup Zapad thwarted 25 counterattacks, eliminating over 3,150 Ukrainian troops.
Over the week, Ukraine also lost over 2,745 servicemen in battles with Battlegroup Sever, while Battlegroup Vostok repelled seven counterattacks, eliminating up to 790 soldiers.
In addition, the Russian armed forces carried out 36 group strikes on Ukraine's energy and military facilities over the past week, while 48 Ukrainian troops surrendered.
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