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

MOSCOW, August 26. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated two communities in the Sumy and Zaporozhye Regions over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

"Battlegroup North units took control of the settlement of Pisarevka in the Sumy Region through decisive operations. <…> Battlegroup East units kept advancing deep into the enemy’s defenses and liberated the settlement of Nezhenka in the Zaporozhye Region through active operations," the ministry said in a statement.

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,405 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 roughly 240 troops, a tank and 14 motor vehicles in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup North, about 210 troops and two US-made armored vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West and more than 215 troops and four field artillery guns in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup South.

During the last 24-hour period, the Ukrainian army also lost roughly 365 troops and an armored combat vehicle in the responsibility area of Russia’s Battlegroup Center, over 345 troops and two armored combat vehicles in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup East and about 30 troops and a howitzer in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup Dnepr, the latest figures show.

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 240 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy tank and 14 motor vehicles in its areas of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

During the last 24-hour period, Battlegroup North units "inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, two airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Tolstodubovo, Proletarskoye, Sadki and Kiyanitsa in the Sumy Region," the ministry said.

In the Kharkov direction, Battlegroup North units inflicted losses on formations of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault regiment, an unmanned systems battalion of the Ukrainian army, three territorial defense brigades and a National Guard brigade in areas near the settlements of Prikolotnoye, Buzovo, Tsupovka, Novoaleksandrovka, Liptsy and Slatino in the Kharkov Region, the ministry reported.

The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 240 personnel, a tank and 14 motor vehicles in those frontline areas over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 210 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two US-made armored vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup West units gained better lines and positions and inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Proletarskoye and Vyssheye Solyonoye in the Kharkov Region, Bogorodichnoye, Sidorovo, Mayaki, Raigorodok and Svyatogorsk in the Donetsk P