According to the military statement published on its official Telegram channel, “decisive actions by units of the troop group South resulted in the capture of the town of Sviato-Pokrovskoe in the Donetsk People’s Republic.”

The Ministry also reported that, in the last 24 hours, enemy losses along the group’s line of operations totaled more than 215 soldiers.

These figures are in addition to over 445 casualties on the Central Group’s line of operations, up to 265 on the Northern Group, up to 235 on the Eastern Group, up to 220 on the Western Group, and over 65 incurred by the Dnieper Group.

Furthermore, Ukrainian troops lost three tanks, 18 armored fighting vehicles (including an M113), 96 cars, 18 artillery pieces (including a Paladin), two electronic warfare stations, two RADA radars, seven ammunition depots, and 13 supply depots.

Six guided bombs, one HIMARS missile, and 472 drones were also shot down.

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