Russian army says captured three more villages in Ukraine

Russia said Monday its troops had captured three more villages in Ukraine, with Moscow trying to press its advantage on the battlefield amid stalled peace efforts.

Moscow’s defense ministry said in a social media statement that its forces had seized the settlements of Novomykolaivka and Pryvilne in Zaporizhzhia region, and Yegorivka in Dnipropetrovsk region.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost around 1,380 troops in the special military operation zone in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

According to the ministry, Ukraine lost up to 185 troops in area of responsibility of Russia’s Battlegroup North, up to 240 troops in area of responsibility of Battlegroup West, over 140 troops in area of responsibility of Battlegroup South, more than 455 troops in area of responsibility of Battlegroup Center, up to 300 troops in area of responsibility of Battlegroup East and up to 60 troops in area of responsibility of Battlegroup Dnepr.

The Russian Defense Ministry pointed out that units of Battlegroup North had hit the forces of two Ukrainian mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault regiment and a territorial defense brigade near Andreyevka, Alexeyevka, Pavlovka, Kondratovka and Varachino in the Sumy Region. They also struck the forces of a Ukrainian mechanized brigade and a territorial defense brigade near Sinelnikovo, Volchansk and Neskuchnoye in the Kharkov Region. The Ukrainian army lost two armored combat vehicles, seven motor vehicles, an artillery system, and an electronic warfare system.