"Battlegroup Sever have established control over the settlement of Belaya Bereza, Sumy region," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia's Battlegroup Vostok has eliminated over 350 Ukrainian soldiers over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"The enemy lost more than 350 soldiers, a tank, two armored combat vehicles and 17 vehicles," the ministry said.
Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr has eliminated over 325 soldiers in the past day, the ministry said.
"Operational-tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Russian armed forces strike the enterprise of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, radar stations, ammunition depots, as well as temporary locations of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries," the ministry added.