"As a result of decisive actions, units of the Tsentr group of forces liberated the settlement of Novopavlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia's Dnepr battlegroup took control of the settlement of Pavlovka in the Zaporozhye region
Russia's Tsentr battlegroup has eliminated up to 400 Ukrainian military personnel
Ukraine has also lost over 200 soldiers in battles with the Zapad battlegroup, up to 225 soldiers in battles with the Yug battlegroup, and over 270 soldiers in battles with the Vostok battlegroup
Russian armed forces attacked energy and transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian armed forces