"As a result of decisive actions, units of the Yug battlegroup liberated the settlement of Svyato-Pokrovskoe in the Donetsk People's Republic," the ministry said in a statement.
Ukraine has lost more than 215 soldiers in battles with the Yug battlegroup, up to 265 soldiers in battles with Russia's Sever battlegroup, up to 235 soldiers in battles with the Vostok battlegroup, up to 220 soldiers in battles with the Zapad battlegroup, and more than 445 soldiers in battles with the Tsentr battlegroup
Russian air defense forces have shot down six guided bombs, a HIMARS rocket, and 472 Ukrainian drones, while Russian troops have hit the airfield and port infrastructure and energy facilities that support the activities of the Ukrainian armed forces