"The enemy lost up to 470 troops and 20 vehicles [in the Donetsk direction]," the ministry said in a statement.
The Russian military has taken "more advantageous positions" and defeated personnel and equipment of the 92nd, 28th and 93rd mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Donetsk direction, the statement added.
The Ukrainian military lost up to 500 soldiers in the direction of Avdeyevka and Kupyansk, the statement added.
In the South Donetsk direction, Ukraine’s forces lost about 150 troops, while in the direction of Belgorod, some 60 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, according to the statement. The Ukrainian military also lost up to 55 soldiers in the Kherson direction, the ministry said.
Additionally, the Russian armed forces destroyed the German-made IRIS-T air defense system, the statement read.