"Over the past week, in this direction, Russian units repelled 34 enemy attacks and inflicted fire damage on Ukrainian military units in the areas of the settlements of Kurdyumovka, Klishcheevka, Ivanovskoye (Krasne), Andreevka and Georgievka of the Donetsk People's Republic," the ministry said.
The total enemy losses amounted to more than 1,675 military personnel, seven tanks, 13 armored combat vehicles, 29 vehicles, a Czech-made RM-70 Vampire MLRS combat vehicle, as well as 49 field artillery guns, the ministry added.
Russia repelled three Ukrainian attacks, and Kiev lost 675 soldiers, as well as two tanks in the South Donetsk direction, while in the Krasny Liman direction Russia repelled 13 attacks, and the Ukraine military lost 1,205 personnel, the ministry said.
"In the Zaporozhye direction, units of Russian troops conducted an active defense operation during which they repelled two enemy attacks near the village of Verbovoye in the Zaporozhye region... The enemy's losses amounted to up to 475 soldiers, one tank, six armored combat vehicles, 20 vehicles and 12 field artillery guns," MoD said.
Kiev lost 265 soldiers, one tank and one armored vehicle in the Kupyansk direction in the past week, the MoD said.
"Russia prevented the attempts to transfer sabotage groups of the Ukraine armed forces to the islands and the left bank of the Dnepr river in the Kherson direction... As a result of the actions of the Russian troops, the total losses of the Ukraine military amounted to 390 servicemen, 25 vehicles, 17 boats, as well as 22 field artillery guns," the ministry said.
In the past week, a total of 43 Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered, half of them did in the Kupyansk direction, the ministry concluded.