Meanwhile, Battlegroup Vostok defeated four Ukrainian brigades in the past 24 hours, repelled two counter-attacks and destroyed 155 Ukrainian combat aircraft, four transports, one 155-mm howitzer M777, five 155-mm howitzers FH-70 and a 152-mm gun D-20.
"As a result of successful operations, soldiers of Battlegroup Vostok took control of the village of Urozhaynoye located in the Donetsk People's Republic and are currently clearing it and removing landmines," the ministry said in a statement.