Ukraine loses nearly 1,400 troops in special op zone over past 24 hours — Defense Ministry

Military operation in UkraineUkraine loses nearly 1,400 troops in special op zone over past 24 hours — Defense Ministry Russian Battlegroup North units took control over the Krasny Yar and Potikhonovo settlements in the Kharkov Region in the course of the special military operation over the past day© Alexey Konovalov/TASSMOSCOW, September 23. /TASS/. Ukraine has lost approximately 1,380 troops in the special military operation zone over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. According to its statement, Russia’s Battlegroup North eliminated up to 210 Ukrainian personnel, the Battlegroup West eliminated up to 220 enemy troops, the Battlegroup South eliminated up to 225 troops, the Battlegroup Center eliminated more than 410, the Battlegroup East destroyed over 275 troops, and the Battlegroup Dnepr eliminated up to 40 enemy personnel. Russia carries out coordinated strikes on Ukrainian defense, energy sites Russian troops carried out coordinated overnight strikes on Ukrainian defense and energy industry facilities, as well as logistics centers, the Defense Ministry reported. "Last night, the Russian Armed Forces carried out coordinated strikes with drones against facilities in Ukraine’s military-industrial and fuel-energy sectors, logistics centers, and naval vessels operating on behalf of the Ukrainian military," the ministry said in a statement. Russia hits dry cargo ship with military supplies on its way to Odessa port The Russian Armed Forces struck a dry cargo ship with military supplies en route to the port of Odessa, the Defense Ministry reported. "A dry cargo ship delivering military cargo to the port of Odessa was struck at sea," the ministry said in a statement. Russian forces strike Kiev warehouse storing materials for drone production The Russian Armed Forces hit a warehouse in Kiev storing materials for drone production, the Defense Ministry reported. "As a result of the strike, the following targets in Kiev and the Kiev region were hit: a warehouse storing materials for drone production and an industrial enterprise (Tukans LLC) in Vishnevoye (near Kiev), which manufactured drone components," the ministry said in a statement. Russian forces strike three logistics centers in Odessa Russian forces hit three logistics centers in Odessa that were storing military cargo, as well as a warehouse in the Odessa Region, the Defense Ministry reported. "The following targets were struck in the Odessa Region: three logistics centers in the city of Odessa, which were used to store and distribute military and dual-use cargo to supply the Ukrainian military, and a warehouse for drone components in Mirnoye in the Odessa Region," the ministry said in a statement. Russian air defenses shoot down 514 Ukrainian drones overnight Air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 514 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over Russian regions during the past night, the Defense Ministry reported. "Over the past night, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 514 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over the Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk, Voronezh, Oryol, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Tambov, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Smolensk, Saratov, Samara, Ulyanovsk, Rostov, Krasnodar Regions, the republics of Crimea, Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, and over the waters of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea," the ministry said in a statement. Russian air defenses down 868 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over past day Russian air defense forces shot down three guided aerial bombs and 868 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported. "Air defense capabilities shot down three guided aerial bombs and 868 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said in a statement. Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 674 Ukrainian warplanes, 284 helicopters, 244,127 unmanned aerial vehicles, 672 surface-to-air missile systems, 31,010 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,780 multiple rocket launchers, 36,547 field artillery guns and mortars and 72,638 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported. Russian Black Sea Fleet destroys 3 Ukrainian uncrewed boats in past day The Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet’s aircraft have destroyed three Ukrainian uncrewed boats over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported. "The Black Sea Fleet’s aircraft destroyed three uncrewed boats of the Ukrainian armed forces in the northwestern part of the Black Sea," the ministry said in a statement. Russian forces destroying Ukrainian units trapped in western, eastern parts of Dobropolye Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces continued to destroy Ukrainian units trapped in the western and eastern parts of Dobropolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Defense Ministry reported. "Assault units of the Marine Corps group and the 76th Airborne Assault Division continued to destroy Ukrainian army units trapped in the western and eastern parts of Dobropolye," the ministry said in a statement. Russian forces hit logistics centers, fuel depots used by Ukrainian army Russian forces struck logistics centers, fuel depots, energy facilities used by the Ukrainian army and temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported. "Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck logistics centers, fuel depots, energy facilities used by the Ukrainian army, workshops producing unmanned aerial vehicles and their components and temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries," the ministry said in a statement. Russian forces liberate Krasny Yar, Potikhonovo communities in Kharkov Region Russian Battlegroup North units took control over the Krasny Yar and Potikhonovo settlements in the Kharkov Region in the course of the special military operation over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported. "Units of the Battlegroup North are tightening the ring of encirclement and expanding the external zone of control. As a result of decisive operations, they took control of the Krasny Yar and Potikhonovo communities in the Kharkov Region," according to the ministry’s statement. Russian army thwarts Ukrainian troops’ attempt to break out of encirclement near Kharkov Russia’s Battlegroup North has thwarted an attempt by Ukrainian troops to break out of an encirclement in the Kharkov Region near Chyornoye, the Defense Ministry said. "Enemy units were engaged in the areas of Varvarovka and Grachevka in the Kharkov Region. An enemy attempt to break out of the encirclement from Chyornoye in the Kharkov Region was thwarted," the news release reads. Russian Armed Forces expand encirclement ring in northwestern part of Dobropolye Units of Russia’s Battlegroup Center, during their offensive in Dobropolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, have expanded the external encirclement ring in the northwestern part of the city, the Defense Ministry reported. "In Dobropolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, units of the 51st Army, converging on the objective, have expanded the external encirclement ring in the northwestern part of the city," the ministry said in a statement. Russia thwarts three Ukrainian attempts to break out of encirclement near Svyatogorovka The Russian Armed Forces thwarted three Ukrainian attempts to break out of the encirclement in the city of Dobropolye toward Svyatogorovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Defense Ministry reported. "[Russian servicemen] thwarted three attempts by units of the 4th and 15th National Guard brigades and Ukraine’s 425th assault regiment to break out of the encirclement toward the town of Svyatogorovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said in a statement. Russian army fights for Petropavlovka, Lozovaya, Prikolotnoye settlements, Kharkov Region The North battlegroup is expanding its control zone near the settlements of Petropavlovka, Lozovaya, and Prikolotnoye in the Kharkov Region, the Defense Ministry said. "Active combat operations are underway to expand the outer control zone in the areas around the settlements of Petropavlovka, Lozovaya, and Prikolotnoye in the Kharkov Region," it said in a statement. Ukraine’s army encircled in Kharkov Region daily losses at 35 soldiers A Ukrainian battlegroup encircled in the Kharkov Region lost more than 35 servicemen within the last 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces units encircled [in the Kharkov Region] amounted to more than 35 servicemen over the past 24 hours," it said in a statement. 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