Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day — top brass

MOSCOW, June 11. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated two communities in the Kharkov Region and the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

"Battlegroup North units gained control of the settlement of Okhrimovka in the Kharkov Region through decisive operations. <…> Battlegroup South units liberated the settlement of Roskoshnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic through decisive operations," the ministry said in a statement.

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,220 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours, according to the latest data on the special military operation in Ukraine released by Russia’s Defense Ministry.

The latest figures show that the Ukrainian army lost over 205 troops, a tank and a US-made armored vehicle in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, roughly 220 troops and 10 armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and over 120 troops and six armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.

During the last 24-hour period, the Ukrainian army also lost over 310 troops, three tanks and two armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup Center, roughly 315 troops and four armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup East and about 50 troops and seven jamming stations in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup Dnepr, the latest figures show.

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 205 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy tank and a US-made armored vehicle in its areas of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

During the last 24-hour period, Battlegroup North units "inflicted losses on formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Zhovtnevoye, Basovo, Varvarovka and Kazachya Lopan in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.

In the Sumy direction, Battlegroup North units inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Ivolzhanskoye, Khoten, Mogritsa, Ryasnoye and Novaya Sech in the Sumy Region, the ministry reported.

The Ukrainian army lost more than 205 personnel, a tank, a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, five motor vehicles and two field artillery guns in those frontline areas over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted