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Russia makes gains in Donetsk, inflict heavy losses on Ukrainian army

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 27 Jul 2024 18:07
2 Min Read

Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian armed forces have suffered significant casualties across multiple fronts.

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  • The city of Lozuvatske was captured by Russian forces on July 27, 2024. (Screengrab from Google Maps)
    The settlement of Lozuvatske was captured by Russian forces on July 27, 2024 (Screengrab from Google Maps)

The Tsentr (Center) grouping of Russian forces has taken control of the settlement of Lozuvatske in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Saturday.

"The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, through active actions, liberated the settlement of Lozuvatskoe in the Donetsk People's Republic," the ministry stated in its daily bulletin.

This comes as over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian armed forces have suffered significant casualties across multiple fronts.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Ukraine lost up to 570 soldiers in battles with the Zapad (West) group of forces.

The Yug (South) group of forces achieved more advantageous positions and frontiers, resulting in the loss of up to 540 Ukrainian servicepeople.

Moreover, the Sever (North) group of forces repelled two counterattacks, causing up to 165 Ukrainian casualties.

🇷🇺🇺🇦Video of Toretsk, Donetsk region, destroyed by shelling.

Russian troops are now storming the villages closest to it. -ISZ reports pic.twitter.com/e8asackaTV

— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) July 27, 2024

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Further losses were inflicted by the Vostok (East) group of forces, which saw up to 125 Ukrainian soldiers killed, and the Dnepr group of forces, with up to 85 casualties.

The Tsentr group repelled three counterattacks, leading to the loss of up to 425 Ukrainian servicepeople.

The Russian armed forces also targeted two electronic warfare stations, an aviation munitions warehouse, and an ammunition depot.

Damage was inflicted on Ukrainian forces in 124 areas, the ministry reported.

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In addition to the battlefield losses, 17 Ukrainian service members from the 35th separate naval brigade surrendered in the Kherson region.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, these soldiers voluntarily surrendered due to poor planning, lack of supplies, and the command's refusal to evacuate the unit.

17 servicemen of the 35th separate marine brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces voluntarily surrendered on islands in the Dnieper River delta in the Kherson region.
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They had to drink water out of the swamps - no supplies - no way out.
"They just abandoned us" pic.twitter.com/UgCXJhBDf1

— -- GEROMAN -- time will tell - 👀 -- (@GeromanAT) July 27, 2024

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