"Units of the Tsentr group of forces have completed the liberation of the city of Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic. The Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 495 soldiers, a Swedish-made Viking armored personnel carrier, and two motor vehicles," the ministry said.
The Sever battlegroup has taken control of the city of Volchansk in the Kharkov region.
The Vostok battlegroup has taken control of the settlements of Zeleny Gai and Dobropolye in the Zaporozhye region, the ministry added.