Over the given period, the Russian armed forces have repulsed seven attacks and two counterattacks by Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansk area, six counterattacks in the Avdeyevka, area, three attacks in the Donetsk area, and two attacks in the Zaporozhye area.
"The enemy lost over 420 military personnel, two armored personnel carriers, four vehicles, a US-made M777 artillery system, as well as a counter-battery counter station [in the Donetsk direction]," the ministry said in a statement.
Kiev has also lost up to 410 soldiers in the Avdeyevka area, up to 150 soldiers in the South Donetsk direction, and up to 145 soldiers in the Kupyansk area.