Over the given period, the Russian armed forces repelled two attacks by the Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk direction, two attacks in the South Donetsk direction, four attacks in the Kupyansk direction, and two attacks in the Krasny Liman direction.
"Over the past day in this [Donetsk] direction, the enemy’s losses amounted to 165 Ukrainian military personnel killed and wounded, two armored combat vehicles and three cars," the ministry said in a statement, adding that Kiev lost up to 200 servicemen in the South Donetsk direction.