"Nine counterattacks ... were repelled. The enemy lost up to 530 service people, an armored personnel carrier, and four Kozak combat armored vehicles," the ministry revealed in a statement.
Ukraine lost up to 350 soldiers in clashes with Russia's Battlegroup Yug during the past 24-hour period. Meanwhile, Battlegroup Zapad repelled 10 counterattacks, inflicting losses on Kiev that totaled 500 soldiers, the ministry said.