MOSCOW. July 30 (Interfax) - The central group of forces has taken control of Leninskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"As a result of intensive operations, units from the central group of forces have taken control of Leninskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic and have improved their tactical position," the ministry said on Tuesday.
"They hit detachments of the 31st, 32nd and 47th Mechanized brigades, the 1st Tank Brigade, and the 68th Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Toretsk, Zhelannoye, Vozdvizhenka, Sergeyevka, Grodovka, Nikolayevka and Novgorodskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic. Six counterattacks by assault groups of the 53rd, 100th, 110th and 151st Mechanized brigades, the 142nd Infantry Brigade, and the 95th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were repelled," the ministry said.
In that area, the Ukrainian army lost up to 315 troops, one tank, two infantry vehicles, six trucks and two howitzers in the past 24 hours, it said.
"Units from the southern group of forces took better positions and struck troops and hardware of the 24th, 28th, 32nd and 54th Mechanized Brigades and the 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Verkhnekamenskoye, Belaya Gora, Chasov Yar, Alexandro-Shultino, Seversk, and Katerinovka in the DPR. They also repelled a counterattack by a detachment of the 5th Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces," it said.
The Ukrainian army lost up to 650 troops, three armored combat vehicles, two trucks, nine artillery systems and three field ammo depots over the day, it said.
"Units from the western group of forces improved their front lines and struck detachments of the 14th, 67th and 115th Mechanized Brigades and the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as the 110th and 125th Territorial Defense Brigades near Sinkovka and Tabayevka in the Kharkov region, Makeyevka in the Lugansk People's Republic, and Krasny Liman and Terny in the DPR," it said.
In that area, the Ukrainian army lost up to 500 troops, one tank, two armored combat vehicles, five artillery systems, a RAK SA-12 multiple rocket launcher, Bukovel-AD and Anklav EW stations, and two field ammo depots over the day, it said.
"Units from the eastern group of forces improved their front lines and struck troops and hardware of the 72nd and 116th Mechanized Brigades and the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Vodyanoye, Storozhevoye and Makarovka in the DPR and Gulyaipole in the Zaporozhye region," it said.
In that area, the Ukrainian army lost over 125 troops, an armored combat vehicle, seven trucks, and two artillery systems, it said.
Units from the Dnepr group of forces struck detachments of three Ukrainian brigades near Novodanilovka, Lobkovoye and Kamenskoye in the Zaporozhye region and Tyaginka in the Kherson region. The Ukrainian army lost up to 90 troops, three trucks, a D-30 howitzer, an Anklav-N EW station and four field ammo depots, the ministry said.