Units of the Russian Tsentr group of forces have liberated the settlement of Zarya (lit. Dawn) in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
"As a result of decisive actions by units of the Tsentr group of forces, the settlement of Zarya in the Donetsk People's Republic has been liberated," the statement read.
Russia's Zapad group of forces has repelled seven Ukrainian counterattacks and eliminated up to 410 servicepeople in the past day, the Russian Ministry of Defense added.
"The enemy lost up to 410 servicepeople, a tank, a pickup truck," the ministry said in a statement, adding that the group has repelled seven counterattacks.
Russia's Tsentr group of forces repelled nine counterattacks, making Kiev lose up to 390 soldiers, and Ukraine lost up to 295 soldiers in battles with Russia's Yug group of forces, the ministry said.