Over the given period, the Russian armed forces have repelled eight Ukrainian attacks in the Kupyansk direction, four attacks in the Donetsk direction and another one in the Krasny Liman direction.
"The total losses of the Ukrainian armed forces in this [Donetsk] direction amounted to up to 250 military personnel, two tanks, a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, three armored combat vehicles, two Msta-B howitzers, an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, a D-20 gun and a D-30 howitzer," the ministry said in a statement.
The statement comes amid MoD reports on a number of Russia's successful combat missions in the region.