"The enemy lost over 615 military personnel, seven armored combat vehicles, including a US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, VAB made in France and a MaxxPro armored car made in the US. Nine field artillery pieces were destroyed, including a UK-made 155-mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery piece and a US-made 155-mm M777 howitzer," the ministry said.
Russian forces took control of the Peschanoye settlement in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the ministry said.
Russia's Zapad group has eliminated up to 515 Ukrainian soldiers, while the Yug group of forces has eliminated up to 285 Ukrainian soldiers, the ministry said, adding that Russia’s Vostok group of forces has eliminated 210 Ukrainian soldiers.