The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 620 soldiers in battles with Russia's Battlegroup Yug in the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Monday.
"The enemy lost up to 620 servicepeople, two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers and five vehicles," the ministry said in a statement, adding that the group has also repelled two attacks by Ukrainian troops.
Ukraine also lost up to 520 soldiers and a Leopard tank in battles with Russia’s Battlegroup Zapad, the ministry said, adding that the group repelled two counterattacks.
Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr repelled six Ukrainian counterattacks and Kiev lost up to 335 soldiers in this area, the ministry said, adding that Kiev lost up to 270 soldiers in battles with Russia's Battlegroup Sever.
Additionally, Kiev lost up to 110 soldiers in battles with Russia's Battlegroup Vostok, the ministry said.
WATCH Two Ukrainian military trains hit in missile strike
Two Ukrainian military trains, carrying dozens of pieces of hardware, have been destroyed in a ballistic missile strike, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Sunday, sharing drone footage of the attack.
The trains, carrying equipment and personnel of the 41st mechanized brigade, were discovered at a railway station near the town of Barvenkovo, located near the border between Ukraine’s Kharkov Region and Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic. Each train consisted of at least 20 flatbed cars, the ministry said.
Infrared footage captured by a surveillance drone shows a ballistic missile fired by an Iskander-M launcher striking the station, with multiple fires observed on the ground after the hit. The strike was closely followed by another one, with a missile striking the second train, footage shows.
According to the military’s estimates, there were more than 60 pieces of military hardware, including 14 US-made International MaxxPro mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs) and ten Canadian-made Roshel Senator armored personnel carriers (APCs), as well as other armored and soft vehicles. Up to 240 Ukrainian servicemen were killed or injured in the strike.
In recent weeks, the Russian military has repeatedly targeted Ukrainian forces in redeployment, striking military trains and road convoys, inflicting heavy casualties and damage on Kiev’s forces.
WATCH Russian kamikaze drone destroy US-made howitzer
A Russian Lancet kamikaze drone appears to have successfully destroyed a US-made M777 howitzer supplied to Ukraine, according to a video published on social media.
The short clip, filmed from a drone, emerged on Telegram on Sunday. The caption claims the Russian army’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) took out the American-made piece of artillery in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region.
The clip shows a target hidden in trees being hit by the kamikaze drone, causing a large explosion and fire. Two persons – allegedly Ukrainian servicemen who operated the howitzer – are seen running from the site of the attack.
It’s not clear when exactly the strike took place. Russia’s Ministry of Defense has so far not commented on the matter.
On Thursday, the Russian military published footage of a Lancet strike on a US-made M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer hit at its firing position in formerly-Ukrainian Kherson Region. Another clip posted online shows a Lancet strike on a Plastun electronic warfare support station.
Amid the ongoing conflict, the Russian military has been actively using the loitering munitions against Kiev’s forces. Lancet has become one of the key medium-reach tools, primarily used to counter Ukrainian towed and self-propelled artillery, as well as certain high-value assets, such as short-range anti-aircraft systems or artillery radars.
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