The Russian Defence Ministry said that Ukrainian forces lost more than 1,680 soldiers in the Donetsk direction over the week.
“Over the past week, the enemy’s losses in this direction totalled more than 1,680 servicemen killed and wounded,” the ministry said.
In addition, units of the “West” group of forces, supported by aviation and artillery, repelled 13 attacks of the AFU in the Kupyansk direction last week, destroying more than 305 servicemen and 24 pieces of equipment.