"In the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the enemy lost over 405 troops, two armored combat vehicles, seven cars, and three field artillery guns," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia's Vostok (East) group has eliminated up to 290 Ukrainian soldiers, while the Zapad (West) group has eliminated over 220 Ukrainian servicepeople, the ministry added.
The Zapad (West) group of forces also repelled an attack by the Ukrainian armed forces in the northwestern direction attempting to breach the encirclement, and eliminated eight militants of Ukraine's 16th Mechanized Brigade. Additionally, Russian groups repelled two attempts by Ukrainian military aimed at breaking out of the encirclement in the areas of the settlements of Petrovka and Velikaya Shapkovka in the Kharkov region, and eliminated up to 20 Ukrainian militants of the 151st Mechanized Brigade and the 15th National Guard Brigade, the ministry said.
"In the past 24 hours, up to 50 troops, a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, a Kazak armoured vehicle, and five pickup trucks have been neutralised [by the Zapad group] close to Kupyansk," the statement said.
At the same time, Russia's Yug (South) group of forces has eliminated up to 225 Ukrainian soldiers, while Russia's Sever (North) group of troops has eliminated over 170 Ukrainian servicepeople, the ministry added.
Additionally, the Dnepr group of forces has eliminated over 60 Ukrainian military personnel, the ministry said.
The Russian Black Sea Fleet forces destroyed an unmanned boat, while the Russian air defense systems shot down four guided aerial bombs and 205 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles, the ministry added.