Russian troops liberate Khimik community in Donetsk region over past day — top brass

MOSCOW, June 8. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the community of Khimik in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

"Battlegroup South units liberated the settlement of Khimik in the Donetsk People’s Republic through decisive operations," the ministry said in a statement.

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,445 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 235 troops and an armored personnel carrier in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, more than 220 troops and three armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and over 180 troops and three armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.

During the last 24-hour period, the Ukrainian army also lost roughly 325 troops and an armored combat vehicle in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup Center, over 450 troops and two armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup East and about 35 troops and two armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup Dnepr, the latest figures show.

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 235 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy armored personnel carrier in its areas of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup North units improved their tactical position and inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an air assault brigade of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Velikaya Rybitsa, Petrushevka, Ivolzhanskoye, Novaya Sech and Khoten in the Sumy Region," the ministry said.

In the Kharkov direction, Battlegroup North units inflicted losses on formations of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian army, a territorial defense brigade and a National Guard brigade in areas near the settlements of Kazachya Lopan, Ryasnoye, Losevka, Okhrimovka, Udy and Liptsy in the Kharkov Region, the ministry reported.

The Ukrainian army lost more than 235 personnel, an armored personnel carrier and 14 motor vehicles in those frontline areas over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 220 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over