Ukrainian armed forces attempted to break through the defense in the Zaporozhye direction with up to 1,500 personnel and 150 units of armored vehicles on Wednesday night, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Thursday.
"Today at 1:30 a.m. [local time, 22:30 GMT on Wednesday], the enemy totaling up to 1,500 military and 150 armored vehicles attempted to break through our defense in the Zaporozhye direction," Shoigu told reporters.
Ukraine lost up to 350 military, as well as 30 tanks and 11 infantry fighting vehicles as a result of a two-hour battle, the minister added. "The reconnaissance forces detected the enemy in a timely manner, delivered a preventive strike by artillery, aviation and anti-tank weapons."
Meanwhile, during the fighting that took place on June 7, Ukraine lost 945 soldiers, 33 tanks, 28 infantry fighting vehicles, 38 armored combat vehicles, 3 Polish-made Krab gun-howitzers, among other weapons.