Russian forces take control of Kalynove settlement in DPR: MoD
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The Russian Defense Ministry has released the latest details of its operations against Ukrainian forces in the past 24 hours.
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Russian Mi-35M helicopter fires toward Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location in the Russian-Ukrainian border area in the Kursk region, Russia, on August 21, 2024. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
In battles between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russia's Yug (South) group, 810 Ukrainian troops were lost and an ammunition stockpile was destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
The Ministry said that in the past 24 hours, Kiev lost the servicepeople, as well as two armored vehicles.
Meanwhile, Russia's Zapad (West) group of troops eliminated up to 450 Ukrainian soldiers.
As for Russia's Vostok (East) group, it eliminated 110 soldiers, the Ministry reported. In the same battles, Ukrainian forces lost two vehicles, a US-produced 155 mm M777 howitzer, a Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station, and a US-made AN/TPQ 50.
Russian Tsentr (Center) group also eliminated 470 Ukrainian soldiers and repelled a total of seven Ukrainian counterattacks. The group also took control of the settlement of Kalynove in Donetsk.
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Russia has the capabilities to push invading Ukrainians, protect Belgorod
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also spoke to Sputnik and told the Russian news agency that Moscow has enough forces and resources to push Ukrainian forces out of Kursk and protect Belgorod.
Both oblasts border Ukrainian territories and have come under repeated attacks, while Kursk was invaded by Ukrainian forces on August 6.
"Yes," Peskov said when asked whether Russia has enough forces and resources to push the enemy out of the Kursk Region and protect Belgorod.
In Kursk, Ukrainian forces attempted an offensive aimed at seizing territory in the region, however, the advance was cut short, according to the Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov. The Russian defense ministry also said that so far, Ukraine lost 10,400 service people and 81 tanks in border areas in Kursk.
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